[pianotech] A question about a repair parts kit

[wimblees at aol.com]

Bobb

You can put your whole shop in the back of your car, and it still won't be enough. I used to walk in the house with a flute case, in which I had?a tuning hammer, a fork, a couple of temperament strips, 3 rubber mutes,?and a small screw driver. (It's amazing?how much you can do with just a screw driver.) The rest stayed in my car.?

I now take?a?big bag with?my SAT, tuning and regulating tools, screw drivers, several kinds glue, flashlight, voicing bag, lid props, (for grand style lids on uprights), power driver, pinning equipment,?invoices, the "bible". In the car?I have all the action parts, strings, pins, etc., almost enough to rebuild a piano. 

If you're just starting out, take what you think you'll need. As you progress, you'll figure out what you need to the most, and what you can leave behind. Once a year, go through your tool bag and ask yourself what you've used several times, and what you can leave behind. 


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Mililani, Oahu, HI
808-349-2943
Author of: 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Bobb Craig <bpts at cheqnet.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 5:10 am
Subject: [pianotech] A question about a repair parts kit


I know that each of you has their own preferences, but I am wondering what you folks would suggest as, the "I need to have these parts in the car before I go to do a regular tuning" (mostly uprights) repair parts kit? I am sorry if it has been discussed before, but I went to the archives, and all I can see is the last two months, for some reason? Thanks for your time and help.?
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Bobb?
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