[pianotech] re. Small vise grips for mass loading

[William Truitt]

I'm with Joe on this one.  I stopped buying tools at Lowes's and Home Repot
because some many of them were garbage, even with brand names on them.  And
most of them cost a lot more than $.2.00.

 

Will Truitt

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Joseph Garrett
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 12:10 PM
To: pianotech
Subject: [pianotech] re. Small vise grips for mass loading

 

Jim said: "I was in Lowe's this morning and they had a holiday display of
these 

mini-vise grips which are just the right size for mass load testing. At 

$2 a piece I figured someone out there might be interested."

 

Jim,

I can see these CHEAP knock-offs being used for the mass loading thingee or
perhaps holding the clutch linkage of your 1958 International Truck, but to
use those pieces of junk for anything else would be a real travesty. IMHO,
they are overpriced @$2 each. Just my take on that. BTW Visegrip is a
copyrighted name and should not be used in a generic sense. Those thingees
are Locking Pliers or some such<G> Just fulfilling my Captain's duties.<G>

Regards,

 

Joe Garrett, R.P.T.

Captain of the Tool Police

Squares R I

 

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