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This is an experimental binding for unbound music scores printed on single leaves of strong paper or card with not enough margin to make a either a good folded-edge binding, or to be glued/taped into a signature. This is not a good binding for thin, flexible unbound sheets (i.e. normal copier/printer paper) --although two taped/glued together sheets of copier/printer paper seems strong enough.
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Supplies:
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Three curved (recommended) or straight binder needles; light-weight linen binder thread (thinner than pamphlet binding thread), beeswax and card-weight paper or pamphlet board to cut for covers; and Jade or other bookbinder acid-free PVA glue; card-weight paper or pamphlet board for covers; clear binder tape; cloth binder tape.
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Pros:
Opens flat for playing music
No gutter for music symbols to disappear within
Pages won’t be lost as easily as unbound sheets of paper
If one thread breaks, the other 2 threads will still keep the score together
Cons:
Having three needles of thread to keep track of is tricky
It’s a complicated binding to learn
The swell at spine & exposed threads inside pages can cause lower durability
No long term tests, that I know of, for its durability as a music binding
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Detailed Instructions:
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1-Cut two covers to the same size as the score pages, since this 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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15. Finally: Measure out a strip of archival clear book tape and press over the threads on the inside front cover and inside back cover to protect the knots and the starting and finishing threads.
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Main sources for this workflow:
Smith’s sewing single sheets / Keith A. Smith. Non-adhesive binding, volume 4. Keith A. Smith Books, 2001.
DIY single sheet bookbinding tutorial / Sea Lemon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04vt8YfT7XM
Single Sheet DIY Sketchbooks - Three Methods - My Thoughts and Process / Arlee Bean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFb8k9y0C2E
Lots of practice.
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