<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>4' isn't wide enough for our actions. :-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>You need something wide enough to take the end legs, if it is an upright.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Good idea, though.</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> <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=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 04, 2005 3:30 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Kitchen Table???</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Something I <EM>do </EM>carry around is a board of MDF to put on the clints' kitchen/living room/breakfast table - a board which is large enough to take an action and the regulating bridge (2ft. X 4ft), thick enough (12mm)  to withstand variations of the surface beneath, and light enough to be truly portable. It's smooth, man. (and cool) :-) and goes in the back of my Estate car. Easily obtained from the local DIY shop as well. ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a beautiful sunny morning in th Downland Village.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 04, 2005 4:04 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Kitchen Table???</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Yeah, I carry a bench with me all the time...not!<BR><BR>David Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Joe Garrett <JOEGARRETT@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 20:02:19 -0700<BR>Subject: Kitchen Table???<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Once =<BR>free of the balance rail pins I was able to cary the action to the =<BR>kitchen table and set the action upright."</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Joe,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I hope you said that in jest.<G> Surely, coming from a fellow "Tool Nut", you must realize that a Work Bench is vital to our work and is a TOOL!<G></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>