getting punch(y)ings

[Farrell]

Maybe you are not cussing enough. Works for me.  :-)

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
To: <Pianotech@ptg.org>; <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: getting punch(y)ings


> 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 
>