<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Debbie,<br> <br> My kit weighs in the neighborhood of 50 lbs and I don't see it losing weight soon. My case caries my 5 lb laptop and all tuning and frequently used voicing, regulating and repairing tools. I'm reluctant to make a trip out to the car to get a commonly used regulating tool, for example.  Also, I never could justify adding to the bill just because I'm making a second trip to the car. So I sometimes find myself not making the adjustment if the tool, or a good substitute, is not at hand. Thus I opt for the boy scout approach.<br> <br> I look at it this way: I can pay to become a member of a health club or I can save the cash and carry a 50 lb tool kit. It helps that the case has wheels and a telescoping handle for the long-haul university jobs.<br> <br> Tom Cole<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianolady50@peoplepc.com">pianolady50@peoplepc.com</a> wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid001e01c629d9$5ea39a20$d1459c04@D5XVKT41"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; "> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Here goes,</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">A general survey of the list.  Over the years, have you found that your *primary* tuning kit goes from carrying as much as you can fit and then swings to carrying as little as possible (getting too heavy)?  How often does the pendulum swing back and forth if you find this to be true?  And...how much does the kit you carry now weigh?</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have found I go through a swing approximately every three years.  Presently, my primary tuning kit weighs 14 lbs.(loaded).  I don't like to run out to my truck for stuff if I can help it, yet I'm trying to keep things to a minimum.  I have room for more stuff in the case but I refuse to let it get any heavier.  I also started keeping a *mini*, tuning only kit in the truck at all times.  So if I'm visiting relatives, friends, or whenever, I can always tune.  This kit weighs less than 2 lbs.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Just curious,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Debbie L.</font></div> </blockquote> </body> </html>