Alan said: "For years, I have used an electric envelope opener (from a stationary store, designed to remove a slim edge of an envelope). Repeated passes of that shipping tape you mentioned results in many appropriately sized pieces of traveling paper whose length is the width of the tape roll. More recently, I saw a very small and inexpensive hand-cranked paper shredder, just the right width for said packing tape (go figure: to train future secretaries from a tender young age?). The one I saw is in Richard Davenport's shop. It arrived without explanation, save a return address from Mark Adams (San Diego area), apparently the latest installment in their on-going game of "What the heck is this thingee, and how might it apply to piano work?" Alan, Thanks for the suggestions! Didn't know about the electric envelope opener. Sounds like a must ask the next time I'm in Office Depot!<G> As for the hand cranked Shredder, I saw one of those at my wife's Care Facility and saw that the strips were just about right. However, I couldn't talk them out of it and haven't been able to find one since! Grrr! Sure would like to locate the source. The Scissors thing is tedious and a royal pain, imho.<G> BTW, didn't you know? EVERYTHING relates to Piano Work!!!<G> (sumpin' like 6 degrees of separation or the like.<G>) Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I
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