To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
From: Peter Louis van Dijk
Subject: Re: Poor binding (was copying...)
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

>Oh, I don't know, I kind of like having a Schirmer "grey book" that's held
>together with approximately 3 rolls of Scotch tape and 20 feet of clear
>package tape. :-P
>
From: "Sharon Mech"
>>This works if the margins are big enough....
>>
>>I have (on occasion) gotten so fed up as to actually slice off the binding
>>and 3-hole punch the book, or to take it to Kinko's, have THEM slice off
>>the binding & spiral bind it. Voila! A book which lies flat, and will close
>>nicely afterwards.
>>
>Elizabeth Finkler
>mightymezzo-at-hotmail.com
>


I always have to smile when I read the following from the Alfred edition of
26 Italian Songs and Arias:

"In this edition, pages are sewn together in multiples of 16. This SPECIAL
PROCESS (my capitals) prevents pages from falling out of the book while
allowing it to stay open for ease in playing. We hope this UNIQUE BINDING
will give you added pleasure and additional use"

What a sad world we live in when normal bookbinding has become SPECIAL and
UNIQUE.

Regards
Susi
CapeTown RSA