At 1:49 AM -0600 2/09/03, Noel Stoutenburg wrote:
John Howell wrote:This is not a trivial matter. Office Max paper is less than ideal for music, both in its light weight and its lack of opacity, and most people lack access to anything more professional. So I'd guess that quite a few people (including me!) would be willing to pay extra for more sturdy parts on better quality paper that would be likely to last a lot longer.If one looks carefully at Office Max, Office Depot, Staples, and the like, one can find better quality paper. I no longer buy any paper that is not extra heavy weight, at least 24 pounds, and usually try to buy 28 pound when I can get it. I also go for the highest brightness I can find. These are usually marked as "premium inkjet" or "premium laserjet" papers. I've seen these heavier weight papers in 11x17 format, too, so I know they are available,
For years I have only used 28 lb. paper, as you described, but still find that it is too flimsy for parts that have to live in an ensemble library. 28 lb paper still curls up and slides off piano lyres, too. I also find these "premium" papers to be too smooth and shiny for best results. So recently I teamed up with a local orchestra librarian and we split the price of a couple of boxes of 40 lb. cream colour, dull finish 8-1/2x11 paper for parts. He also bought a bunch of 10x13, but since that doesn't fit in my printer, I couldn't share that with him. He had it specially chosen and cut, and it got cheaper when I went in with him for a larger quantity. I highly recommend this, if your printer will take paper this thick. I have an HP Laserjet 4.
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Christopher
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