Perhaps, Duaine does not have a lot of service calls in the field, or everything must come to the shop, which I can understand, being players and such, but..... Wow, the piano cartage must be a real burden, eh? 7 years is a lot for any service case....to look professional, that is. When I was "in the field", I replaced one every 5 years....sometimes more often....and that was with high quality professional cases. I have a Genck (spelling) that has lasted many years, but I now have all my "rarely used" tuning tools in it which I pull out in "special occasions!" Customer surely anticipates a higher bill when I have to make a special trip to the car and bring this beast in. Of course, I speak to them first to see if this repair is what they want! Beyond this, the rebuilding conversation comes out... PW From: John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: 05/03/2010 03:32 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] tool cases I tried your first case, or what looks like, from Home Depot up here. I returned it, it was a cheap imitation of the US made one I got over 30 years ago. The tool holders were plastic, not even of a thick guage. I doubted if it would last 3 months. For the most part, you only get what you pay for. These two cases are too cheap. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia On 3-May-10, at 3:40 PM, Duaine Hechler wrote: > You people slay me over tool cases. > > I have found the lightest cases possible - aluminum - and the > cheapest - > been using these for over 7 years now. > > This one for my regular tuning and servicing kit: > > http://www.harborfreight.com/17-3-4-quarter-inch-x-12-3-4-quarter-inch-x-5-3-4-quarter-inch-aluminum-case-35777.html > > This one for all my other kits - laptop, stringing, piano action, > player > action, etc. > > http://www.harborfreight.com/11-1-2-half-inch-x-7-1-2-half-inch-x-4-1-2-half-inch-aluminum-case-36870.html > > And these for parts - except mine are double sided - punching, leather > nuts, screws, etc. > > http://www.harborfreight.com/19-bin-portable-parts-storage-case-93928.html > > Duaine > > David Ilvedson wrote: >> IMHO...way too heavy...I sent mine back several years ago... >> >> David Ilvedson, RPT >> Pacifica, CA 94044 >> > > > -- > Duaine Hechler > Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > Reed Organ Society Member > Florissant, MO 63034 > (314) 838-5587 > dahechler at att.net > www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com > -- > Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100503/b588bdaf/attachment.htm>
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