<html> <body> An EXCELLENT "piano tool". George At 08:25 PM 10/15/03 -0300, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I bought one of these Petzl, Zipka headlights. <a href="http://www.petzl.com/petzl/LampesProduits?MotRecherche=Quick+Search&pays=0&Langue=en&Gamme=0&Critere=32&Produit=258&ProduitAssocie" eudora="autourl">http://www.petzl.com/petzl/LampesProduits?MotRecherche=Quick+Search&pays=0&Langue=en&Gamme=0&Critere=32&Produit=258&ProduitAssocie</a>= John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@comcast.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:39 AM Subject: Re: nursing home blues (slightly OT) > > On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 08:21  PM, Ron Nossaman wrote: > > > > >> If I'm asked back I'll have to be more specific about my needs...and > >> about the definition of the word "available". > >> > >> Tom Sivak > > > > They don't have a clue. The most common questions I get are "Do you > > have enough light" > > And the answer, today at least, is: "No." It's raining heavily and the > skies are pretty darn dark. And the only illumination for that half of > the room is the piano lamp which gets put on the floor as we open up > the piano. > Other than urging the owner to scrounge up a floor lamp, or pulling a > lame clip on utility lamp out of the car, I'm wondering what the rest > of you do. > Fifteen or more years ago Paul Rattigan of Norwell, MA put together a > halogen lamp product -- clip on and with a base, special carrying case > -- and marketed it to piano technicians. After about a year of > insignificant sales he gave up on the side venture, and returned his > full attention to working on pianos. > Product recommendations anyone? > Patrick Draine > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> > _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> </blockquote></body> </html>