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<DIV><SPAN class=446014814-15062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>All my
professional life, I have considered the phrase, the right tool for the =
right
job. I tuned pianos until I could afford the tools to do the next =
bigger
job and then I could do that job. Some items I would do without =
the right
tool and it took forever to finish. Today I have about a 100 foot =
wall
covered in workbenches and pegboards of tools. It has =
literally taken
the last thirty plus years to acquire them. Four years ago I had =
some
lowlifes break down my back door and steal about $4000. worth of =
tools.
The drill box, the electric screwdriver box, the pipe voicing box. =
Luckily
they did not get the really good stuff, but I am still finding things I =
need and
then I realize I haven't replaced them since the =
burglary.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=446014814-15062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I did
without a upright piano tilter for twenty years. Did not know how =
badly I
needed it or how much easier it would make so many jobs.
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<DIV><SPAN class=446014814-15062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>When
it comes to new shoes for a keyboard, I only do one every couple of =
years. I have the Schaff Fiber donut system that works very =
well. I
have done the maple wooden block glued into the dadoed out =
key thing and I
did not find it took more than a few hours. I have not had any =
problem
with the fiber donut system rattling, but I have only done 8-10 of =
those.
The $550. version of the key shoe replacer is, I am sure a quality =
system.
However, I simply do not do enough of these to make it worth that much =
to
me. It would literally take a decade to pay for itself in =
reshoeing
projects.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>D.L. =
Bullock
St. Louis<BR></STRONG></FONT><A =
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