[CAUT] Papas got a bran new bag!

[Jeannie Grassi]

Hi Shawn,

Like you, I've been looking for a case for years that works for me.
Unfortunately, I have to worry about the weight of a case after it's fully
loaded. (I'm not that big!)  Have you/could you weigh it with all of your
tools in it to give me an idea of what it would be like going up a flight of
stairs or across a client's muddy front lawn when I have to carry it by the
handle?  Otherwise, it looks great.  Thanks,

Jeannie Grassi

 

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Shawn
Brock
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 7:58 AM
To: Pianotech List
Cc: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Papas got a bran new bag!

 

>From the first day I entered this glorious business I knew my tool kit (some
sort of computer case) would not work for long.  I upgraded to yet another
computer case for a while, then a supply house tool case, then the $250
Gink, and for my last year a rolling tool bag with a few pockets and a tool
roll.  I was never happy...  I have never liked the tool roll affair, it
seems a little cumbersome, rolling it out on the customers floor, having
kids stick little fingers in to snatch things and so on.  After my last bag
began to sag in the middle from all of the wait I put in it, I thought it
was a new year and time for yet another tool kit adventure.  I thought about
the Big House tool bag but decided against it.  I wanted to keep my freedom
and my shoulder moving.  Did I mention I carry a lot of stuff?  So it seemed
that something with wheels was still in order.  I looked at the options from
the supply houses, Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Chicago Case Company and
more...  One of the last places I checked was Sears and they were the people
that had what I wanted. 

 

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00965623000P

 

It is the best option I have come up with for a tool kit.  It rolls, has
plenty of room for everything I want to carry and things stay in place.  I
am pretty sure that they only offer these online, but you can return it to
the store if you don't like it.  It comes with 2 removable pallets that seem
to hold everything a little better than my Gink pallet did.  The kit is
covered with nylon but has a hard plastic liner that seems pretty rugged.
It has 4 zippered compartments with lots of pockets.  The back compartment
has 3 bucket stile pockets with a removable pallet in front of them and 1
large pocket in front of the pallet.  The next compartment has a pallet with
a smaller removable zippered bag.  The third compartment has lots of small
open pockets and 4 larger zippered and or Velcro pockets, as well as a few
large open pockets.  the front compartment has a water bottle holder and is
useful for invoices.  So check it out!  The wheels and telescoping handle
are nice!  

Shawn

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