genck and duluth tool bags

[David Love]

I purchased the Big House bag awhile back but found that when fully loaded
it was simply too heavy to lug to every appointment.  So I carry a Genck
Accu-tuner case that holds my basic everyday stuff (easy since I'm using the
SAT III which it's designed for) and I load the Big House bag with one side
for string and agraffe repair and replacement and the other side with basic
repair stuff, liquids (that you can store upright), parts, glues, odds and
ends.  Most appointments don't require me to lug the big bag into the house,
but when you need it, it's nice to have everything handy.  

 

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net
www.davidlovepianos.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Tom Sivak
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:42 PM
To: pianotech
Subject: genck and duluth tool bags

 

List

 

I have used a Genck Ultimate case for about ten years now, and I thought I'd
never switch.  It wasn't perfect, but it did meet my basic needs, and even
if things did spill out into each other's little compartments, I did
basically know where everything was.

 

Then I read here on the list about Duluth Trading Co and their Big House
tool bag, so I went to the website and checked it out: 

 

http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/searchresults/97251.aspx?feature=Product
_1

 

At $64.50, certainly cheaper than a Genck...

 

So, after arguing with myself for a couple of months,  I went ahead and
bought it,  It arrived last week.  It took another week before I had the
courage to empty out the old Genck and load up the Duluth.  Wasn't sure if
I'd like it, and inertia is a powerful force...

 

Wow.

 

I can't believe how much room there is in there, how many pockets there are,
and how well everything I have fits in there.  I can even put my Verituner
in one side and have it all in one (albeit heavy) bag!  And now, tools
aren't rubbing against each other, ruining their wooden handles, etc.

 

The way it's designed, there's a place for everything, and nothing falls out
of its pocket and spills out into anything else. It all stays where you put
it!  

 

I will be lost for awhile, searching for a tool, not sure where I put it,
but eventually, this is going to improve my life.  Really, it's all so
visible, all the tools right there in front of your eyes, not piled on top
of one another in a little compartment...it really won't take long at all to
adapt to this.

One bit of advice, should anyone else consider the same move...the Big House
bag is almost too big.  I might try the Jailhouse.  It's almost the same
price, so I went for the bigger bag, but I actually have a couple of dozen
pockets that are empty in this new bag!  I guess I'll find things to put in
there...  The one drawback is that the bag itself is heavier than the Genck.
Putting my Verituner in there makes it even heavier, but I'm really up for
just one bag.  

 

This list is such an asset to us all.  You can glean what you want from it;
you can go to it to get specific info; you can read it for enjoyment,
enlightenment, or inspiration...

 

Thank you all,

 

Tom Sivak

Chicago

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