getting punch(y)ings

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Jeff.
Bankers use an item like this, but it is in a little tin like a small shoe
polish can and is about the same consistency as shoe polish.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Tanner" <jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: getting punch(y)ings


> Hi Wim,
> I've seen a salve like substance made for moistening the fingers for doing
> such things as turning pages.  I don't think I ever knew the name of it,
> and don't know where to get it unless at the local drug store, or perhaps
> even a book store might have it.  An older gentleman used to bring it to
> church choir practice, and shared it with others.  Worked great and you
> didn't have to keep licking the fingers.  Hadn't thought about it in years
> until you just brought the subject up.
>
> As far as what I do, I grab three or four just like you do.
>
> Jeff
>
> >Over the years I have tried a number of different ways of holding
> >punchings while leveling keys. I keep them in a compartment box, (you
> >know, the kind with about 24 1" share cubicles). But to get one out has
> >always been a challenge.  When I reach my fingers in the cubicle, I wind
> >up picking up three or four of them. The thick punching aren't too bad,
> >but those thin ones are a struggle. I've put them in the palm of my hand,
> >and I've laid them on a flat surface. But I still have difficulty picking
> >up just one punching, unless I wet my finger. And when you're leveling
> >keys, your fingers have a tendency to get dirty, so that isn't too
> >sanitary.
> >
> >So, what are some of you doing? Any tricks any one is willing to pass
> >along to make leveling keys easier and more sanitary.
> >
> >Wim
>
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