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Hi Jessica, We use the same materials as you
do, it sounds like, and what we’ve noticed is that the s.s. tape takes
much less water to activate the glue than the tape in the binders (though those
have been taking somewhat less in the last few years as well, I think). So if
you are gluing them both using the exact same procedure, you may simply be
washing the glue off the s.s. tape. It takes 3-4 brush strokes (having rapped
the brush hard three times on the edge of the waste basket to shake off excess
water) to thoroughly wet the tape in the binders, but only 1-2 for the s.s.
tape. I just checked with a colleague who makes a lot of binders, and she did
note that her normal procedure is also not to rinse out the brush very much
between the time she glues together a custom binder and when she glues the s.s.
strip into it. J Another alternative for custom
binders would be like Gloria suggested (only home-made instread of purchased
for the custom binders), to put the first cloth strip on the inside of the
binder (have that be the long strip that wraps around the top and bottom edge),
then sew the pamphlet to that cloth (with or without a cover sheet added in
between), then glue the shorter cloth strip on the outside to cover the sewing.
Alice Carli Conservator Sibley Music Library From: Phillips, Jessica
[mailto:Jessica.Phillips@xxxxxxx] Hello All, My library pamphlet binds a lot of music scores, and we have
come to notice a marked difference in the quality of the green tape that comes
in our binders and in the white single-stitched tape from Gaylord that we use
when we have to create our own binders or for pamphlet binders that did not
come with tape. The pre-gummed tape in the binders works wonderfully and
with no problem. When we have to use the pre-gummed single-stitched
binder tape from the roll, however, we have terrible trouble getting it to
adhere to the binders, and we often have to go back and use PVA to get it to
attach to the pamphlet binder. Could anyone suggest a better quality
single-stitched tape that we might order? Thanks so much! Jessica Jessica Phillips Preservation Librarian University of North Texas |