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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Susan said: "<FONT face="Times New =
Roman" size=3>My
old hammer (14.5" crowbar) is in a corduroy bag lined with heavy cotton, =
<BR>with a velcro closure, and with room for mutes, lid prop, tuning =
fork,
<BR>voicing needle, and felt strip -- but that bag is utterly, totally =
worn
out" </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Susan, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not picking on YOU specifically, as =
I 've seen
the same done by others.<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With all that JUNK, in the bag, it's =
small wonder
the hammer looks like it's been through a small war.<G> The Bag =
should be
for the tuning lever ONLY, imho.<G> Also, I have a kit that allows =
me to
Velcro the lever, in the bag so that it won't be banging around loose. =
My Hale
is about 15-20 years old and has very little wear/dings. The dings =
mostly come
from Square Grand damper upstop rail bolts!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>