<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" 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"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="PostalCode" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=blue link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dean,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I carry fluids as well.  The bag has a few spots that are vary suitable for liquids.  My hypo oilers have not leaked yet.  One of the good things about the bags design is that you never have to lay it down to get objects out.  Everything is held vertically.  It has straps that hold the bag partially closed when its unzip, they act some what like a hinge.  The straps are Velcro, so you can adjust how far the section will open with them.  I am able to just sit liquids in the bottom and not have them spill.  Its not to bad!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn</FONT></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=deanmay@pianorebuilders.com href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">Dean May</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Papas got a bran new bag!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Looks great, but what about fluid bottles? I like to carry a couple of hypo oilers with mystery fluids in them so I need a box that has a bottom that always stays horizontal. Does that back section always stay vertical so the bottom is always horizontal? Is there a place in there for some fluid containers?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoAutoSig><B><FONT face="Bradley Hand ITC" color=navy size=6><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 22pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bradley Hand ITC'">Dean</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Dean May</U1:PERSONNAME>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; 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FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Shawn Brock<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:58 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> College and University Technicians<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Papas got a bran new bag!</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From the first day I entered this glorious business I knew my tool kit (some sort of computer case) would not work for long.  I upgraded to yet another computer case for a while, then a supply house tool case, then the $250 Gink, and for my last year a rolling tool bag with a few pockets and a tool roll.  I was never happy...  I have never liked the tool roll affair, it seems a little cumbersome, rolling it out on the customers floor, having kids stick little fingers in to snatch things and so on.  After my last bag began to sag in the middle from all of the wait I put in it, I thought it was a new year and time for yet another tool kit adventure.  I thought about the Big House tool bag but decided against it.  I wanted to keep my freedom and my shoulder moving.  Did I mention I carry a lot of stuff?  So it seemed that something with wheels was still in order.  I looked at the options from the supply houses, Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Chicago Case Company and more...  One of the last places I checked was Sears and they were the people that had what I wanted. </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00965623000P">http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00965623000P</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It is the best option I have come up with for a tool kit.  It rolls, has plenty of room for everything I want to carry and things stay in place.  I am pretty sure that they only offer these online, but you can return it to the store if you don't like it.  It comes with 2 removable pallets that seem to hold everything a little better than my Gink pallet did.  The kit is covered with nylon but has a hard plastic liner that seems pretty rugged.  It has 4 zippered compartments with lots of pockets.  The back compartment has 3 bucket stile pockets with a removable pallet in front of them and 1 large pocket in front of the pallet.  The next compartment has a pallet with a smaller removable zippered bag.  The third compartment has lots of small open pockets and 4 larger zippered and or Velcro pockets, as well as a few large open pockets.  the front compartment has a water bottle holder and is useful for invoices.  So check it out!  The wheels and telescoping handle are nice!  </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shawn</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>