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Supplies: 3 curved or straight binder needles; lighter-weight binder thread (than for the pamphlet binding), and card-weight paper or pamphlet board to cut for covers.
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Pros:
Opens flat for playing music
No gutter for music to disappear within
Pages won’t be lost as easily as unbound sheets of paper
If one thread breaks, the other 2 threads will keep score together
Cons:
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The three needles of thread can get tangled
It’s a complicated pattern of binding to learn
Swell at spine & exposed thread threads inside pages might have lower durability
Unsupported sewing; with no long term testing of strengthThe three needles of thread can get tangled if not careful
It’s complicated
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1-The two covers should be cut to the same size as the score pages, since the binding is unsupported. (The pages will need to rest on the shelf along with the cover boards.) If score will be housed in a pocket of pamphlet binder or a folder (recommended), use card-weight paper; otherwise, use pamphlet board.
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