<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> As for a tool case, I'm using a breif case = now, and that's not very helpful.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I hate to think how much money I have thrown into tool cases over = the years.  I think every time a new one came out I would grab it = up thinking this had to be the best.  I had a Genck case that was very = nice but the pockets ripped out and I now us it for my voicing stuff. Never = was thrilled with it. I bought another expensive case from Jensen it was = really nice, had plenty of room but to heavy. Finally, one day I discovered a = laptop computer case and bought it for about 40 bucks.  It is the best = case I have had.  It is light, it has an extra pocket on the outside that holds = a 14 inch plastic box for misc. items such as protec, etc.and I use a tool = roll. It is also the way I can tell which day it is. As the week goes on it gets = heavier and in a little disarray by Friday I might need a tow truck but I can't = blame the case for that and it still works great.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron May</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianotune05@comcast.net href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05@comcast.net</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 04, = 2006 10:42 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: tuning = environment</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I like the zip lock = idea.  As for a tool case, I'm using a breif case now, and that's not very helpful.  I put some graham crackers in a zip lock bag for a = snack, and they were crumbs by the time I got home yesterday. :)  The case = is too cramped, and lowes doesn't have a decent tool case. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I was tuning my friends piano a couple of = weeks ago, and his cat decided kto walk on the key bed while I was tuning and wanted = to bother my open brief case.  I played some  notes and made = him move by pushing the keys up.:)  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>smiling and nodding as I write the e-mail. ;) = lol </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57@insightbb.com> <BR> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good advice, Debbie!  = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When Mitsubishi first came to Bloomington/Normal, IL, I had a large number of Japanese = customers.  I learned quickly that I was expected to stay for refreshments and conversation (broken English and lots of smiling and nodding).  = Of course, everything was always good, though the strangest thing I = sampled was a coffee gelatin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The time that really proved how = fast I could tune was when the homeowner's black lab parked himself under the = piano bench.  He went to sleep and, um.....broke wind.  How = long can you hold your breath?   :-)   Actually, I = got up and talked to the owner, not saying anything about the <atmospheric conditions>, but suggested the dog find another place to = snooze.  She got the dog to move--for a while.  Somehow he managed to = find his way back to me.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  Ziplock bags - never tune = without them!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debbie L.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY= ></HTML>