I used to use comb binding on my scores, but I find wire coil binding to be far superior. While it is true that the noise issue may be somewhat overstated for a properly comb-bound score, there is still a higher probability for pages to "catch" compared to wire coil binding, especially in the heat of performing. I also find wire coil binding to be sturdier, and pages less prone to tear at the holes.
For parts, the only reason I can imagine for not making them as booklets with staples down the middle, is if they are too long to be practical in that form (opera?). A 32-page part printed on 28 lb. paper is quite doable in booklet form. For anything bigger I would use wire coil binding. One other consideration for parts is that comb binding (or wire coil binding, for that matter) doesn't fit well in orchestra folders. -Lee > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of David H. Bailey > > I have been wondering what all the complaints were about with comb > binding -- I often comb-bind my scores and find no more noise from comb > binding than from simply turning the page, which a good musician learns > how to do with a minimum of noise anyway. > > Pages make more noise scraping the lip of a manhasset stand than they do > from comb bindings, in my experience. > > David H. Bailey (who uses comb binding frequently). > > > > Andrew Stiller wrote: > > >> Plastic combs are a "never" as soon as it comes to recordings, > >> they simply make too much noise. > >> > >> Johannes > > > > > > This frequently heard canard is based on parts that have been bound too > > tightly. A properly loose comb binding can be as quiet as any. The > > Bridge recording of Griffes' _The Kairn of Koridwen_ was made using > > Kallisti Music Press's comb-bound parts and score, and I defy anyone to > > hear so much as a whisper of page noise in the result. > > > > -- > David H. Bailey > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
