[pianotech] Whippen storage

[David Skolnik]

Matthew -
It would be tempting to have some fun with this...like, for example, 
suggesting that David I actually travels with a shopsmith and lumber 
supply...behind his motorcycle.  But facetiousness generally 
backfires, so, playing it straight, it's interesting that everyone 
who did respond seems to consider it unnecessary to carry this part 
with them.  In fact,  I wonder what kind of vehicle you are using and 
what your normal travel range is.  Unless you've set up a full van as 
a complete portable shop,  and are traveling many miles to a job, I 
don't see why you wouldn't be able to use glue, pinning tools, 
string, a pencil, felt scraps to fix just about anything you 
find.  OK, so carry a little spring making tool with a few gauges of 
spring wire if you're worried about that. (My attempts at gluing or 
splicing springs has been unsuccessful, thus far.)   If you must, try 
some plastic shoe box type things from Staples or some such.

What else you got in there?

David Skolnik
Hastings on Hudson, NY



At 08:36 AM 5/11/2009, you wrote:
>So, instead of carrying whippens, you just carry the different parts 
>of a whippen?
>
>TODD PIANO WORKS
>Matthew Todd, Piano Technician
>(979) 248-9578
><http://www.toddpianoworks.com/>http://www.toddpianoworks.com
>
>
>--- On Mon, 5/11/09, David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
>Subject: RE: [pianotech] Whippen storage
>To: pianotech at ptg.org, toddpianoworks at att.net
>Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 5:58 AM
>
>
>Don't carry them...whatever problem I have with a wippen/whippen I can fix
>
>at the job site.
>
>
>David Ilvedson, RPT
>
>Pacifica, CA  94044
>
>
>----- Original message ----------------------------------------
>
>From: "Matthew Todd" <toddpianoworks at att.net>
>
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>
>Received: 5/10/2009 3:14:46 PM
>
>Subject: [pianotech] Whippen storage
>
>
>
> >Right now, I am using those lunch meat plastic storage containers, but I am
>
>looking
>
> >for something like a tool case that has compartments that I can use to
>
>organize my
>
> >whippens.  I have a cantelevered tool chest in my car that I use for
>
>flanges, jacks,
>
> >rep screws, etc. but the compartments are just a tad too small to store
>
>some of the
>
> >whippens.  How do you all organize the whippens you have in your auto?
>
>
>
> >TODD PIANO WORKS
>
> >Matthew Todd, Piano Technician
>
> >(979) 248-9578
>
> >http://www.toddpianoworks.com

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