John, (snip) > Your reference to 12 x 18 paper caught my eye, what brand of > paper do you use? And what size do you buy it in?
My printer can handle up to 11x17. It's a Ricoh Laser AP2610N with the duplexer. I wish I could do 12x18! As for the brand and type, I use BOISE Vellum Offset 60 lb. I have it in both 11x17 and 8.5x11. Depending on how the final product will be bound determines the size of page I use. I like to use the Beige color, but I have clients who prefer white. As a performer, I find that bright stage lights reflecting off of the white paper hurts my eyes. And, if beige is good enough for those old Breitkopf & H�rtel editions, it's good enough for me. The big drawback to this brand is that it is not acid free. I haven't taken the time to look for an acid free paper of similar quality. I buy my paper at the local Kelly Paper shop. http://www.kellypaper.com/ If there's not one near you, I think you can purchase online. They'll also cut custom page sizes, but I haven't used that service yet. I only make cuts in the paper when I make my 11x14 conducting scores. My paper cutter (Premier brand from GBC, I think) is 24''x24'', and can cleanly cut about 4 pages at a time. There are more expensive cutters that will eat through a hundred pages at once, but I don't work in large enough volumes to warrant purchasing one of those. I use the clear and black vinyl covers from GBC to make the scores a little more sturdy. Vinyl covers in the larger sizes are hard to find, but I was lucky to find a local bindery willing to sell to me in bulk. Apparently you can't purchase directly from GBC's website�they never responded to my email inquiry! I have a GBC brand comb binder, as well. I bind the full scores with that and some of the larger piano things that can't be stapled due to the size. Hope that answers som eof your questions, John. Good luck on this next big project! Ryan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
