<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> My son’s ’94 Accord has 300,000 and is in excellent condition. I’d like to find another for my other son.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean<o:p></o:p> <u1:PersonName u2:st="on">Dean May</u1:PersonName>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></u1:City> <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</u1:State></st1:State>  <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</u1:PostalCode></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></u1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of reggaepass@aol.com Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 5:19 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: The Quest for the Ideal Piano Technician Automobile<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> FWIW, if your '99 Accord is anything like my 2000, there is another way to transport actions.  It involves a piece of plywood (mine has a 2x2 "rib" screwed down the center of it, for added rigidity and to clamp the same board into my Workmate to use it as a table).  The plywood rests on the two arm rests in the back seat spanning the distance between.  Drop it in through an open window and leave the window down, because that is the portal through which even a Stwy D action can be slipped in, onto the board.  (The rolled down window can support some weightof the action as you slip it in, but be sure to lift for glide bolts.)  There is room between the seat and the bottom of the board and behind the front seats for more storage, and all of the tools I usually carry stay in the trunk.  I've got over 100k on my Accord and it runs like a top!<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Alan Eder<o:p></o:p> </div>   -----Original Message----- From: formsma@gmail.com To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Fri, 4 May 2007 7:30 PM Subject: Re: The Quest for the Ideal Piano Technician Automobile<o:p></o:p> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_10992161-ed0a-4677-9856-2d6c7f70940d"> I have a 1999 Honda Accord that has done well, except it's not all  that convenient for action transport. It works, but you have to put  the back seat down and rearrange tools. It has almost 252,000 miles  on it, and is still going strong. I'm looking to replace it in a  couple of years or whenever it breaks down.    My thinking is to get a vehicle that gets decent gas mileage, yet  allows flexibility for tools and transport. I'm looking at some small  SUV's:    <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:City> RAV4  Honda CR-V  Subaru  etc.    Both of those get around 22/29 mpg, which is good for their size.  There are certainly smaller cars that do better on gas, but I also  have a couple of kids I'm blessed to carry around.    One thing that has helped me as I look is to figure how much EXTRA gas  I'd be buying with a bigger vehicle. That way I know what the real  costs/benefits will be. Like, is it really worth it to cram myself and  family into a smaller car to save $800 annually on fuel?    Now if (when - it's a matter of time) the cost of a gallon goes up to  $5.00, it will make quite a significant difference, and it's also  something to consider. That's anyone's gamble, I suppose.    JF    On 5/4/07, kurt baxter <<a href="javascript:parent.ComposeTo(">fortefile@gmail.com</a>> wrote:  > My beloved VW hatchback (with back seat removed for bountiful action cradle  > space)  > is starting to feel its age and 188,000 miles and I am pondering what I will  > do when it  > finally goes to the great big salvage yard in the sky...  >  > In your opinions, what is the all time best suited car for piano work?  > Including, most vitally:  >  > ---Easy transport of grand and upright actions  > ---Room for needed tools  > ---Decent gas mileage  >  >  >  > (Also, I was eying a Honda Insight the other day, and was wondering if  > any ambitious tech out there has tried to fit an action in one of those  > gasoline sippers... Maybe in the back hatch with the passenger seat  > all the way forward? Am I totally deluding myself?)  >  >  >  > Highly subjective opinions welcome.  >  >  > [k]urt  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  > <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:7.5pt;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <a href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437" target="_blank">AOL.com</a>.<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>