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[pianoman]

Hello David,
You call that a mini-kit.  That is almost everything I carry in the truck
as well as what I bring into the house.:>)
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G.
 Since 1962 in St. Louis, MO.
  Caster Cup Center of the Universe
Home of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups
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> From: David ilvedson <ilvey@jps.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Tool Kits
> Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 7:13 PM
> 
> List...
> 
> I am leading a technical next Tuesday, at our Bi-Monthly Chapter 
> meeting, on service kits.  i.e. what you typically bring into 
> the home or wherever when tuning/servicing a piano.  I am a 
> "lite tool kit" kind of quy and would be interested in hearing 
> from you folks on what you bring in your tool case.  If you 
> bring everything but the kitchen sink you won't be interesting 
> in listing it to the List, but if you have a "lite" kit what do 
> you pack?  Me first...
> 
> I have a mini Halliburton camera case, maybe 9" by 6", that I've 
> had for years lined with foam, which is getting ratty...
> 
> Wonderwand tuning hammer
> Assorted rubber mutes with and without wire handles
> Sheffield A440 fork
> SAT II no extra switches i.e foot or handle
> Small vicegrip
> Small crescent
> Tool roll with:
> 	Univ. handle
> 	2 straight Screwdriver blades, 2 Phillips
> 	key easer for just lifting the key and pushing key down on
> 	3 different angled damper benders/univ. handle
> 	Thin flat Spoon bender
> 	Hart spring tool
> 	Univ. capstan
> 	Yamaha capstan wrench (for square capstans)
> 	Dowel with the hole type capstan tool
> 	Drop screw tool
> 	Jewelers screwdrivers both type
> 	Brass tool for seating strings
> 	Big Straight plate, screwdriver blade for tuning hammer
> 	Small ruler
> 	False beat elimanator (which I may put in the big kit
> 	Spurlock micro-fine teflon powder/brush
>  	Applicator filled with Protek
> 	Protek thick lube (like vaseline)
> 	Vegetable brush
> 	Elmers small bottle filled with yellow glue
> 	2 smaller Spurlock soundboard tools
> 	Boar bristle paint brush
> 	Hart string hook
> 	Hart voicing tool
> 	Key dip block
> 	Chris Gregg's hammer filing tool (which I've misplaced)
> 	Yamaha upright voicing tool in a plastic film canister
> 	
> I think that's about it...
> 
> That tool kit and my vacuum is typically all I bring to a job.  
> Of course if I know a string is broken I bring along another 
> kit with wire and all the tools I'll need.  I have another 
> Jensen soft case filled with everything else I'll need for 
> repairs.  	
> 
> Thanks in advance...
> 
> 	 
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA
> ilvey@jps.net