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[pianoman]

Hello Jon,	Thats the way!
James Grebe
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> From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Tool Kits
> Date: Saturday, August 29, 1998 7:58 AM
> 
> David,
> You are missing the TautLine Regulation Guide
> available from Pianotek  #TLRG.
> 
> It's great for field adjustments for LO/drop. Works in the shop too.
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Jon Page
> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> At 12:13 AM 8/29/98 +0000, you wrote:
> >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
> >
> >