<!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 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV>Hi Bruce,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Whatever you consider portable, is.  I have a number of different lighting options, depending on the job I'm going to do and what the lighting is like where I'll be working--I don't mind sharing my lights with the rest of the household.  As far as a stool for grand damper work, or leveling keys, or whatever, I use an old one that came from my grandmother that's just the right height for me.  Is it portable?  Well, I haul it with me, so I guess it is and, no, it doesn't fold.  I think some folks sit on strong tool cases, etc.  When I get to the job--especially institutional gigs where I have to walk a distance--I have a large luggage cart that I've learned to load very creatively, so a lot more stuff is portable.  :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Barbara Richmond, RPT</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=BPpiano@aol.com href="mailto:BPpiano@aol.com">BPpiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 12, 2007 8:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ergonomics</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>i have a problem with good lighting and working for more than a few seconds in an uncomfortable position.</DIV> <DIV>What have tech's found that works well for portable lighting?  I'm thinking of trying one of those small OTT lights if I can sneak it from my wife's sewing room.   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When doing work on a damper system, having a seat that is the right height would make life a lot better.</DIV> <DIV>Also, getting right at eye level for doing regulation work is a great help.  Finding a stool, for example, makes it so much better.  But what is portable?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any ideas.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bruce Pennington</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>