> > Are you talking about plastic coils or metal coils? I've been > > using plastic > > coils for years and have a hard time even imagining one breaking, > > short of > > using wire cutters on it. > > I'm the same as you. I'm starting to think there might be regional > quality issues involved here. My coils are tough like nylon, and the > local combs get stiff and crack quickly, but Andrew's big fat comb > binding on his book is pretty good still, and David reports breakage > with coils. > > Christopher
I'll add that I've also had Andrew's book for a number of years, and while it has held up well (a couple of the paper holes are almost worn through), the binding exhibits the same excessive friction that every comb binding I've seen has. Just open the book to any page -- it usually takes more than one try to get all the pages to completely open flat. Admittedly that is a very thick book, but the simple fact is that plastic coils have almost no friction, and the pages turn more easily and are much less prone to tearing than those bound by combs. As an extra bonus, the pages open a full 360 degrees. I'm not trying to proselytize, but I've been extremely happy with plastic coils and recommend them highly. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
