Oh darn. I thought it was an all-natural, made from wheat, recyclable tool bag. Keith Roberts On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Jeannie Grassi <jcgrassi at earthlink.net> wrote: > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > *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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20080527/e61efda3/attachment.html
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