Tool cases

[Bill Ballard]

At 8:38 AM -0700 10/1/02, David Ilvedson wrote:
>If was working full-time at a school a big kit on wheels would make 
>sense.  As it is, I'm mainly in-home & commercial accounts.  I've 
>gone to kits and mainly only bring in my tuning kit & vacuum. 
>Weight of kit is less than 10 lbs.  Yes, I do have to go to the car 
>occassionally...if I have an idea I'll need more I strap on the 
>extra service/repair kit.

That's what I'm aiming for.  I want a tool bag/box to last a few 
years. The Jensen double bag even with three (out of four) new 
pallets costs $162. The Genck 275 (Schaff sent me a C, with the 
tuff-fabric cover) is $249. The reason I seem to run through the 
cloth bags so frequently is because I load them up (two pliers in a 
retainer made for one, etc.). If I trimmed my walk-in bag down to 
what I could fit into the Genck , the Genck might last twice as long 
(paying fro the extra $87). I'm leaning towards the Genck. The old 
Jensen could become the jack-of-all-jobs bag I have been carrying 
around. It could sit out in the car, ready for the "$5 walk". (Or at 
least it was $5 back in '87, when someone related the idea of it from 
a Kawai class they'd been to.

I'm also glad to know that I'm not the only one carrying around 25# bags/boxes.

At 5:07 PM -0300 10/1/02, John Ross wrote:
>I tried to find the model of mine at the site, but I can't. Mine seems
>to be about 11"X8"X16", and supposedly back straps can be purchased
>for it.

So how much did you pay for this bag. (Mail order, or big city camera 
shop?) It certainly looks rugged.

At 8:40 PM -0400 10/1/02, JIMRPT@aol.com wrote:
>A basic tuning setup that will
>cover grands/verticals basic tools for repinning and a set of regulating
>tools along with your favorite small pliers and assorted screwdrivers make up
>a very workable kit. I use a Doctors bag and it weighs all of 11 pounds fully
>loaded.....but as someone has already said "different strokes".....
>Jim Bryant (FL)

I agree. What you keep in your bag is determined my what you "run 
into on a regular basis". If you're running out to the car for 
something that you run into on a regular basis, it belongs in your 
"walk-in" bag.


Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

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