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<DIV> Yes. This is a controversial and preference thing. I am in business 3 years. I started out with one bag, carrying <EM>almost <STRONG>EV</STRONG></EM>rything. After a year or so of this, I separated into 2 bags one for tuning and comon repairs and another for stringing, regulating and center pinning. Now with my newest addition, which is a liquid/solvents bag, it is <STRONG><U>3 bags</U></STRONG>:</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><U>one bag for tuning and common fixes</U></STRONG> - pen, pencil, bus cards, invoices, sm. pad of notepaper, tuning hammer, fork, mutes, tweezers, telescope extension magnet, long and short slotted screw drivers, one long long action driver, one phillips driver, a rag, sm.Elmers wood glue, sm. Elmer's PVC-E glue, sm. CA glue, very small vial WD40, sm bot alcohol solution, medical syringe, sm tube lanolin, voicing tool in a wallet that has ultra small driver & needles, wire cutter, 2 types capstan wrenches, comb handlew/ let-off tip &, pin straightening tip, key easing tool, awl, small files, sandpaper, masking tape, and flash light, furniture pen (med dark), pair of magnifier glasses, needle nose pliers and needle nose vice grips, about 20 clamp clothes pins, a small 2" x 3" x 6" box of just a few sundries (felt pcs/toothpicks/sm. springs/copper wire/popscicle sticks/sm pcs. sheet metal/action screws/wood shim veneer/razor blade/felt & card board punchings) <STRONG> and last but not least</STRONG>, 2 <EM>pristeen</EM>, white washcloths for putting between the raised lid of piano and the customer's wall. </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><U>one bag for deep regulation and stringing</U></STRONG> - comb. handle, regulation tips, box of diff sized punchings saw, strings, stringing tools, drill bits, fine drivers, rulers, micrometer, center pins & pinning tools. hammer but remover. pliers, hammers.</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><U>and one bag for solvents/liquids</U></STRONG> more glues, lacquer solutions etc </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><U>in the trunk forever:</U></STRONG> small vac w/ all attatchments, 2 wooden blocks, clean bed sheet, more clean rags, pledge dusting wipes, box of old upright parts (for klunkers)...(stickers/wippens/hammer heads etc) and a plastic compartmented box of newer stuff like various sized screws, desk knob pairs, rubber buttons, flanges, more felt pcs., bridle tapes, sm. washers, lock washers, bridge pins etc. </DIV>
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<DIV>THe only reason I give you a blow by blow of whats in the bag, is because, it is difficult to not carry much in a "common fixes" bag, and help you decide on the presonal preference issues of what to carry. What you decide to run to the car for is a personal preference. I <EM>hate</EM> running out to the car for small stuff so I carry all that stuff in my "tuning" bag. </DIV>
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<DIV>Hope this helps;</DIV>
<DIV>Julia Gottshall</DIV>
<DIV>Reading, PA </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/19/2006 12:12:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, michelle@cdaustin.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I know this has been discussed previously but I can't seem to find it <BR>in the archives. I'm about to venture out into the world with this <BR>bag of tools and it weighs a TON. Because I will have access to my <BR>vehicle, I like the idea of using smaller kits for different types of <BR>repair jobs. (Lighter bag plus letting the customer know that <BR>certain repairs are not part of the "standard" tuning visit.) Can <BR>someone provide a list of the different types of kits you keep <BR>available?<BR><BR>Because some tools are needed in multiple kits, do you find it easier <BR>to duplicate tools or keep a kit of "must-haves"?<BR><BR>Thanks for humoring my obsessive tendencies. =)<BR><BR>Michelle Smith<BR>Bastrop, Texas</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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