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So how much clearance do you need off the house? The lowest wire already has a shield on it, so this isn't a new situation. It could be climbed by somebody with line clearance training but it's a bit ticklish. I definitely wouldn't be gaffing it (think about strapping sharp pointy grounding rods...

THEY can get closer than 10'. YOU cannot. THEY have special gear and even special nonconductive saws in order to prune stuff away from the lines. They normally won't cut down a tree such as you describe unless it was a threat to the power transmission. Call the power company, see if they will...

I'm still not understanding why half the tree needs to be removed because of a wire? Either you're leaving something out or else your local line clearance guys work WAAAAAY different than everywhere else... A 'drop' is the wire going from the transformer to the house. Commonly called a 'service...

You lost me here. Is it a main high voltage line or just a service drop running through the tree? And then you jumped into a bunch of talk about major tree reductions in order for "that" to be possible... WTF is "that"? :?

Many many years ago I got my first set of gaffs from a pawn shop. Aluminum with velcro wrap pads and a lineman's belt for $100. For a kid mowing lawns for a living it was the beginning of a new career. 8)