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Fellow Flashers -<br><br>
Actually, I must somewhat un-ditto, or dis-ditto part of what Fred says
and what I said earlier. The Streamlight has, thus far, proven to
be hardier than the previous flexible lights I've used, but for the
purpose for which I most often use this item, observing the position of
the sostenuto rail in relation to the tabs, the head of the Streamlight
does not easily fit between the strings. The Bend-a-light Pro
(Pianotek #BAL-16 P.D-19) did fit, but, again, my experience with its
durability was disappointing. In addition, its 16" length was
inconvenient for my tool case. <br><br>
The actual link for the Streamlight Stylus Reach (approx. 13" long),
not the Stylus Reach 18 (too long) is<br>
<a href="http://www.streamlight.com/stylus_reach_info.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.streamlight.com/stylus_reach_info.htm</a> . It has a
life-time warrantee (not sure whether the light's lifetime or mine),
which is good. <br><br>
The best tool I currently have for getting between strings is without any
identifying name. I hope someone recognizes it from my
description. It's a black rubber cap that fits over the face-end of
a Mini Maglight (2 AA) extending from which is a stiff-ish fiber optic
element, about 7" long and 3mm in diameter (mixing my
measurephors). Using this on a LED modified Maglight works about as
well as anything I've tried thus far.<br><br>
David Skolnik<br><br>
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At 08:20 AM 10/4/2005 -0600, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font face="Verdana">I’ll ditto
David on the Streamlight Stylus Reach. Great product. Gets in just about
anywhere, right where you want it, and is reliable and bright. <br>
Jurgen at Pianoforte Supply has a cheap LED headlight
with strap, which has a nice additional feature: magnet on back, so you
can stick it on the capo at an appropriate angle. At $10 I like to have a
couple around, and live with the problem that the switch is rather flimsy
(wants to turn on or off by itself, so I keep a piece of tape on it to
keep it off unless using it).<br>
Regards,<br>
Fred Sturm<br>
University of New Mexico<br><br>
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