<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>How about = those rubber fingertip covers that bank tellers use to count = money?</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: owner-caut@ptg.org = [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Wimblees@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 = 12:07 PM To: Pianotech@ptg.org; caut@ptg.org Subject: = getting punch(y)ings </DIV>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 </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>