Multiple tool kits

[Jim]

They say pictures are worth a thousand words . .  it seems to be a perrenial 
problem . .  yours sounds like a good idea . .  do you have spiderman, or 
the hulk on the side . . .??
Jim



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Servinsky" <tompiano at bellsouth.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 6:00 AM
Subject: Re: Multiple tool kits


> One little clever tool bag that I'm using lives in my larger tool bag. 
> It's one of these insulated lunch boxes which kids use for school. It's 
> soft yet very protective, and insulated. My Accutuner lives in that, as 
> well as my mutes, strip mutes, voicing tools, and my most need regulating 
> tools.  The insulation in the lunch box helps keep the Accutuner cool on 
> hot days and warm on the cool days, plus it prevents my Accutuner from get 
> dinged up.
> I either take that whole bag (if I'm going to a new customer which could 
> require just about anything and everything), or I simply take out the 
> converted lunch box which has all of my essentials. Since a majority of my 
> work is repeat business, I get the benefit of not having to  carry the 
> entire load.
> The nice thing about this configuration is that it doesn't take up any 
> more cargo space in car.
> Tom Servinsky
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michelle Smith" <michelle at cdaustin.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 12:11 AM
> Subject: Multiple tool kits
>
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>>I know this has been discussed previously but I can't seem to find it  in 
>>the archives.  I'm about to venture out into the world with this  bag of 
>>tools and it weighs a TON.  Because I will have access to my  vehicle, I 
>>like the idea of using smaller kits for different types of  repair jobs. 
>>(Lighter bag plus letting the customer know that  certain repairs are not 
>>part of the "standard" tuning visit.)  Can  someone provide a list of the 
>>different types of kits you keep  available?
>>
>> Because some tools are needed in multiple kits, do you find it easier  to 
>> duplicate tools or keep a kit of "must-haves"?
>>
>> Thanks for humoring my obsessive tendencies.  =)
>>
>> Michelle Smith
>> Bastrop, Texas
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