I have been using the Duluth Trading "Big House" tool bag for a little over a year. Photos are attached. My Pocket PC ETD rides in my pants or jacket pocket, not the bag, but you could fit a SAT in this bag if you give up some other junk. (I carry too much junk.) The "Tool Side" has my tuning hammer, screw drivers, and mutes handy in vertical pouches. Commonly used tools have actual handles, and can be grabbed with one hand and no digging. A mesh pouch contains voicing/hammer shaping tools. Two small tool rolls contain lesser-used regulating tools and universal handle. The built-in net pouch on the top flap has key bushing cloth, sand paper strips, baggies of punchings, earplugs, fallboard lock keys, and other small stuff. The "Liquid Side" has a business card box containing little glue and lube bottles. Larger bottles just sit in the bottom. Pouches and elastic loops hold finish touch-up pens, stencil brush (for cleaning), and a small electric drill/driver. I pile microfiber cleaning rags on top of the bottles, and toss a misc. parts bottle (former cheese jar) on top. My folders and clipboard for paperwork slide down the side next to the liquids. A pocket on the outside flap holds the Piano Atlas and various PTG pamphlets. This bag replaced two smaller boxes: A tool case and a small lunch cooler with the liquids. Now I have a spare hand. It is heavy. My bathroom scale says 40 lbs. I use a small folding luggage cart if I need to walk long distances through schools (and I can load up additional "kit" boxes for D/C maintenance, key repair, shop vac, etc). I often think about creating a second, smaller, minimalist kit for situations where I know what to expect, and only need tuning hammer, mutes, and 8-in-one screwdriver. One improvement in the works: I asked a friend with a metal bending brake to make a divided tray to fit the liquid side. I want to have the bottles on top for easy access, and store the rags and misc. parts below the tray. Digging to the bottom for one little hypo bottle of CLP takes longer than it should. Is it the perfect case? No. But it works for me. Gregory Graham Registered Piano Technician I II III II III II III II III II III II III II III Graham Piano Service PO Box 615 Brodheadsville, PA 18322 grahampianos at yahoo.com Phone 610-381-4482 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Big House tool side.jpg Type: image/pjpeg Size: 32851 bytes Desc: 810277664-Big House tool side.jpg Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070927/e611e2ee/attachment-0004.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: big house tool side 3.jpg Type: image/pjpeg Size: 91024 bytes Desc: 1864689924-big house tool side 3.jpg Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070927/e611e2ee/attachment-0005.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: big house liquid side.jpg Type: image/pjpeg Size: 19063 bytes Desc: 788537161-big house liquid side.jpg Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070927/e611e2ee/attachment-0006.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: big house liquid side 3.jpg Type: image/pjpeg Size: 81635 bytes Desc: 1448483422-big house liquid side 3.jpg Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070927/e611e2ee/attachment-0007.bin
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