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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I like you, use the aluminum cases for specialized
purposes.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I found they didn't stand up to every day use,
rivets pulled out of hinges etc.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Mind you, to be fair, I kept on putting more and
more stuff in it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I now use one for all the keybed refelting stuff.
Another has my two scissor jacks and wooden blocks, used to support pinblocks,
and lift grands to put on a truck, or work on the legs.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Having dedicated cases in a van, simplifies
things.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=piano57@insightbb.com href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">Barbara
Richmond</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 31, 2007 5:36
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 18'' x 12-3/4'' x 6''
ALUMINUM CASE</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use aluminum cases; I like the way they
stack for hauling on my luggage cart (see October's Journal). A couple
of mine are over twenty years old and were originially marketed as
cam-corder cases. They cost more than the one listed below; I'm not sure
how different in quality they are. I haven't had to have the clasps or
hinges replaced, but I did have to have a new handle put on the first
one fairly early on. At that time I was working at a music store
that did band instrument repair, so I just took it to the instrument tech, who
also repaired instrument cases.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I also use a couple cheaper ones that I got within the last few
years--one from Harbor Freight another from Home Depot, for some specialized
stuff, so I don't open them as often. I like the way my stuff fits in
them, how they fit in my van, and they fit neatly in a relatively small space
in my house when I've unloaded them from the van for the night.
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<DIV>Barbara Richmond, RPT</DIV>
<DIV>near Peoria, Illinois</DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=IFixPianos@yahoo.com href="mailto:IFixPianos@yahoo.com">Michael
Magness</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 18'' x 12-3/4'' x 6''
ALUMINUM CASE</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 10/31/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Hechler
Family</B> <<A
href="mailto:dahechler@charter.net">dahechler@charter.net</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Here
is what I use for everything: tool case, player piano case,<BR>"stringing"
case,<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=39196">http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=39196</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
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<DIV>I used this same case for a few years, I found the hinges gave out on
the top rather quickly especially if you put tools in the pockets rovided
for same, followed by the d-ring attachments on the side where the
shoulder strap attaches.
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