The Quest for the Ideal Piano Technician Automobile

[Dean May]

My son's '94 Accord has 300,000 and is in excellent condition. I'd like to
find another for my other son.

 

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute IN  47802

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of reggaepass at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 5:19 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: The Quest for the Ideal Piano Technician Automobile

 

FWIW, if your '99 Accord is anything like my 2000, there is another way to
transport actions.  It involves a piece of plywood (mine has a 2x2 "rib"
screwed down the center of it, for added rigidity and to clamp the same
board into my Workmate to use it as a table).  The plywood rests on the two
arm rests in the back seat spanning the distance between.  Drop it in
through an open window and leave the window down, because that is the portal
through which even a Stwy D action can be slipped in, onto the board.  (The
rolled down window can support some weightof the action as you slip it in,
but be sure to lift for glide bolts.)  There is room between the seat and
the bottom of the board and behind the front seats for more storage, and all
of the tools I usually carry stay in the trunk.  I've got over 100k on my
Accord and it runs like a top!

 

Alan Eder

 
-----Original Message-----
From: formsma at gmail.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Fri, 4 May 2007 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: The Quest for the Ideal Piano Technician Automobile

I have a 1999 Honda Accord that has done well, except it's not all 
that convenient for action transport. It works, but you have to put 
the back seat down and rearrange tools. It has almost 252,000 miles 
on it, and is still going strong. I'm looking to replace it in a 
couple of years or whenever it breaks down. 
 
My thinking is to get a vehicle that gets decent gas mileage, yet 
allows flexibility for tools and transport. I'm looking at some small 
SUV's: 
 
Toyota RAV4 
Honda CR-V 
Subaru 
etc. 
 
Both of those get around 22/29 mpg, which is good for their size. 
There are certainly smaller cars that do better on gas, but I also 
have a couple of kids I'm blessed to carry around. 
 
One thing that has helped me as I look is to figure how much EXTRA gas 
I'd be buying with a bigger vehicle. That way I know what the real 
costs/benefits will be. Like, is it really worth it to cram myself and 
family into a smaller car to save $800 annually on fuel? 
 
Now if (when - it's a matter of time) the cost of a gallon goes up to 
$5.00, it will make quite a significant difference, and it's also 
something to consider. That's anyone's gamble, I suppose. 
 
JF 
 
On 5/4/07, kurt baxter < <javascript:parent.ComposeTo(> fortefile at gmail.com>
wrote: 
> My beloved VW hatchback (with back seat removed for bountiful action
cradle 
> space) 
> is starting to feel its age and 188,000 miles and I am pondering what I
will 
> do when it 
> finally goes to the great big salvage yard in the sky... 
> 
> In your opinions, what is the all time best suited car for piano work? 
> Including, most vitally: 
> 
> ---Easy transport of grand and upright actions 
> ---Room for needed tools 
> ---Decent gas mileage 
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> (Also, I was eying a Honda Insight the other day, and was wondering if 
> any ambitious tech out there has tried to fit an action in one of those 
> gasoline sippers... Maybe in the back hatch with the passenger seat 
> all the way forward? Am I totally deluding myself?) 
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> Highly subjective opinions welcome. 
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> [k]urt 
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