<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">John,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Well I haven't noticed that to be a problem. I guess it depends how dusty your environment is. Some of the stuff stored in my bins is in boxes anyway (new damper felt sets, etc.) or plastic ziplock bags. But certainly there are systems that utilize closed drawers in plastic or nylon boxes. I was looking at some slightly pricey but elegant clear nylon ones in a store here called Muji that might be more like the type of thing you'd prefer:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A href="http://www.mujionline.co.uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?V=1&Sec=3&Sub=16">http://www.mujionline.co.uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?V=1&Sec=3&Sub=16</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I know there's a store in NY, so maybe this stuff is available online in the US as well. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>When I was in the US I bought a lot of nice plastic storage boxes at Organized Living, until our local (Cincinnati) branch closed up and went away (thus causing serious great sorrow, and withdrawal pangs in the legions of neat freaks like myself : ) Maybe the company still exists in other markets, though? </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Best regards,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Allen</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>"I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing" (adapted from Chinese fortune cookie - with nod to Paul Revenko-Jones)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On 26 Mar 2007, at 21:15, John Formsma wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">What about dust? Wouldn't it tend to collect in these bins too? I'm thinking I might want something that could be enclosed. What's your experience with that, Allen?<BR><BR>JF<BR><BR><DIV><SPAN class="gmail_quote"> On 3/26/07, <B class="gmail_sendername">Michelle Smith</B> <<A href="mailto:michelle@smithpianoservice.com">michelle@smithpianoservice.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN><BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <DIV link="blue" vlink="blue" style="" lang="EN-US"> <DIV><P><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I can just see my two year old rearranging the contents of these wonderful little bins. He loves to "help"! =)</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Michelle Smith</SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Smith Piano Service</SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Bastrop</SPAN></FONT><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> , Texas</SPAN></FONT><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV> <DIV style="text-align: center;" align="center"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"> <HR align="center" size="2" width="100%"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV><P><B><FONT face="Tahoma" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face="Tahoma" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] <B><SPAN style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Allen Wright<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, March 26, 2007 2:26 PM<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight: bold;">To:</SPAN></B> Pianotech List<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: thanks and storage</SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV><DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Brian,</SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> </DIV> <DIV><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">You can't beat this kind of shelving/bin system (this one is from Browncor):</SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> </DIV> <DIV><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><A href="http://www.browncor.com/ecommerce/eComm?template=product&cust_no=&user_id=&ship_no=-1&tran_id=8%E2%88%8F_id=3905&parent_id=0&msg_id=" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> http://www.browncor.com/ecommerce/eComm?template=product&cust_no=&user_id=&ship_no=-1&tran_id=8&prod_id=3905&parent_id=0&msg_id=</A></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> </DIV><DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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