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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Paul:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>This might be heresy on a piano list, but the last couple of tool cases I bought were from office supply stores like Staples or Office Max. They have a wider range of choices, and I can see them, feel them, lift them and have a better idea what will fit. I do buy lots of things on-line but there are some things where I want to see, feel, lift and check out before I buy. Generally the mass produced cases are somewhat less expensive than the “specialty” cases in the piano catalogs and I’ve found that they last as long as the others.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>dave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>dmporritt@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Mulik<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 20, 2012 7:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [pianotech] tool case<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I've been away from this list for a few months, so please forgive me if this topic has been discussed ad nauseum.<br><br>I've decided to invest in a new tool case, and I've been looking at the ones in the Schaff catalog (pages 88-89). The "Ultimate Genck Case" looks great ($270), and the Cordura Nylon Case ($125) also looks like a good one. Can the Genck case really be $145 better? Any other brands to consider?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Paul Mulik<br>Joplin, MO<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>