Items in your tuning kits that you would not be caught without?

[gordon stelter]

Paper towells, Windex and rubbing alcohol. The Windex
is to clean keys, and show the owner what happens when
people forget to wash their hands. ( I always offer
the besmirched towell to them, in case they'd like to
keep it for sentimental reasons. ) 
The alcohol is to get the slime off mine, after
handling their piano.  ( And whatever else they have
which is gross and sticky. ) I also wipe down my tuner
and tools before using them if the piano is a  nice
clean one, and before putting them away if it is a
revolting cesspool of dead rodentia and animal puke.  
     Have a pleasant lunch!
     Thump



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> 
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> 
> Julia,
> Reading, PA
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> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 
> From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: RE: Items in your tuning kits that you
> would not be caught without?
> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:13:23 -0500
> 
> 12" long phillips & straight screwdrivers
> long straight screwdriver with small head (for
> damper block screws,
> etc.)
> lid prop
> thick & thin felt strip mutes
> 4 grand mutes
> 2 "regular" stick mutes
> 1 very skinny stick mute (used at the tenor break
> and, usually, on the
> treble notes that have dampers)
> Red Devil 5-In-One painting tool (used for scraping,
> prying, removing
> felts, removing keytops--absolutely indispensable,
> to me)
> small flashlight
> telescoping magnetic pick-up
> "grabber" type screw starter
> jack holder-downer-spring-thingy
> electronic humidity/temperature meter (wanna sell
> some Dampp-Chasers?)
> piece of tool box drawer liner (used as a protective
> mat when laying
> tools down on a nice finish)
> roll-up regulating kit
> looooong pair of big tweezers
> short-handled paint brush (for dusting off bridges,
> etc.) and a
> reasonably clean rag
>  
> Everything else is in the truck. And I mean
> EVERYTHING--including
> tilter, supply of CA, key carrying clamps, action
> cradle, etc., etc.
>  
> I work in a very rural area and travel up to two
> hours to some clients.
> I don't want any extra trips if I can avoid them.
>  
> Alan R. Barnard
> Salem, MO
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Bazemore [mailto:tunericks@yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 2:27 PM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Items in your tuning kits that you would
> not be caught without?
> 
> 
> List,
>  
> Please list those items which you find indispensable
> for regular tuning
> calls (other than pitch source & tuning hammer). 
> Please also state it's
> most common applications.
>  
> Rick Bazemore
> 
> 
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