Speaking of "Toes of Steel"

[Farrell]

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After having numerous close calls with heavy tools and 60-lb hunks of =
hard maple falling to the floor and narrowly missing my toes over the =
years, I finally broke down and bought my self a pair of steel-toe shop =
shoes. They are Red Wings. Very high quality shoes. I used to wear =
steel-toe Red Wing boots in my former life climbing trees and as a =
geologist drilling holes in the planet. Their durability and comfort =
were excellent. The pair I purchased for piano shop work are relatively =
light weight and look like a tennis shoe (or "sneaker"). They are as =
comfortable as any shoe I have ever had. I have little doubt these will =
provide good service for many, many years.

Most of us that tune pianos recognize the value of hearing protection. =
Many of us that restring pianos recognize the value of eye protection. =
To those of us who are shop rats, I suggest there is great value in foot =
protection.

Check it out:
http://www.redwingshoes.com/shoe-zoom.cfm?style=3D6650

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Dave Davis" <davistunes@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:08 AM
Subject: Re: Toes of Steel (Modified by Kent Swafford)


> Nice job, Bill. =20
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> Dave Davis
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> --- Bill Ballard <yardbird@vermontel.net> wrote:
> > At 9:02 AM +0100 1/12/04, Richard Brekne wrote:
> > >Bill.. Not meaning to put down the obvious
> > creativity here... but dont they
> > >sell casters mounted on steel runners that dont
> > raise the piano up more then a
> > >mm or two over there ?
> >=20
> > Sure they do, and the piano could have been set unto
> > any of them. But=20
> > the challenge is in tying the piano down to these
> > trucks and dollies.=20
> > With a (approx.) 14" depth, the piano is very tippy,
> > whether it's=20
> > sitting on the floor on on these frames. The
> > strongest part of the=20
> > piano to tie to is the side panels, being nice
> > large, rigid=20
> > rectangles. The bottom edge of the soundboard liner
> > is pretty flimsy.=20
> > As far as the backposts, it would have to be the
> > corner ones. That's=20
> > still only tying in at the back. In the front,
> > things again are very=20
> > flimsy.
> >=20
> > Looking at the Jansen catalog
> > (http:/www.pljansen.com), it's=20
> > difficult to say how any of these would have worked,
> > and what the=20
> > necessary modifications would have been without
> > actually having them=20
> > on hand and being prepared to shipped them back if
> > they were=20
> > unworkable. None of them want to tie into the sides.
> > Remember, this=20
> > is a piano which was never designed for toe blocks
> > and was meant to=20
> > be dragged into place by the wall of the living room
> > and never moved=20
> > again.
> >=20
> > >Seems like a lot of work to go to to construct your
> > own design for one piano.
> >=20
> > This is was the piano which they were donated
> > whether or not it was=20
> > up to "school-board code". With a slim budget all
> > around and the low=20
> > cost of materials and the donated labor (3 hours of
> > my labor and I=20
> > don't know the other guy's time  for torch-cutting
> > and arc-welding),=20
> > it was the "appropriate technology". Call it cussed
> > Yankee=20
> > individualism. <g>
> >=20
> > Bill Ballard RPT
> > NH Chapter, P.T.G.
> >=20
> > "No, Please wait, you're all individuals" Brain
> > Cohen, exasperated
> > "Yes, we're all individuals"  the throng assembled
> > in the street         =20
> >                  below his window, in unison
> > "I'm not..."  Lone dissenter.
> >      ...........Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
> > +++++++++++++++++++++
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