<!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 6.00.2719.2200" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bottomMargin=0 leftMargin=3 topMargin=0 rightMargin=3> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>HI Joe -</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I hear you, and understand your point, but I guess I don't consider bringing things into the home that I have found I am likely to need on a = regular basis unwarranted.  Protek, glue, regulating tools, flashlight, etc...= .  Only bringing in tuning tools seems a bit overly spartan, to me.   I guess my parameters are based on what will fit= comfortably into the Genck case.  Why go in with a half-empty case?&= nbsp; </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It is worth noting, too, that here in Ohio it is hot outside in the = summer, so we are leaving air conditioning to go to the car.  No yeoman's task= , sure, but not enjoyable, either.Conversely, in winter it is likely to be = damn cold, and remaining seated in the heated home is preferable.  Granted,= many is the time I need to make trips to the car for what you call "something special", and that is, of course, unavoidable.  But I <U>do</U> think = it seems a bit more professional to appear to have the tools of the trade at = hand, rather than running out to the car for something that I run into on a = regular basis.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Different strokes...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Potter</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:bases-loaded@juno.com">bases-loaded@juno.com</A></= DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 14:16:19 -0700 "Joseph Garrett" <<A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>> writes:<BR>> "I like to avoid trips to the car...."(Mark Potter) Hmmmm?!= Obviously <BR>> you<BR>> have never been to one of Jim Harvey's = classes on tool kits! If'n ya <BR>> hast to<BR>> go to the car to get something.= ..you should hear "Kaching"! (the <BR>> sound of<BR>> the olde fashioned = cash register!) The idea is to have only the <BR>> "basics" in<BR>> your = tool kit. If you need something special, then a trip to the  <BR>> car is<BR>> warranted AND charged for.<BR>> Best Regards,<BR>> Joe = Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)<BR>> <BR>> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To = Stay! [G}<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>&gt= ; pianotech list info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org/= mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A><BR>> <BR>> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>