[alt-photo] ***NOW HEAR (READ?) THIS: COT IS AVAILABLE! was Daniel Smith paper chart!

[BOB KISS]

DEAR CHRISTINA & ALL ON LIST,
	Regularly I read about problems getting COT 320.  It has become an
"urban myth".  I know that B&S is no longer stocking it.
*****Please, please, pretty please, one and for all, let's put to bed the
misconception that there is any problem what-so-ever getting COT 320 in any
sizes directly from Bergger US as Don suggested.  I contacted Bergger US and
they had to paper on its way to me here in Barbados the next day.  Why
bother with any retailers when you can get it directly.
	So, at the risk of being repetitively redundant, over and over
again, COT 320 is alive, well, and available directly from Bergger US.  
		CHEERS!
			BOB 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf Of
Christina Anderson
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:21 PM
To: Alt List
Subject: [alt-photo] Daniel Smith paper chart!

Dear LIst,

http://www.danielsmith.com/Docs_PDF/ComparativePaperChart.pdf

Found the above link today which is going to come in handy as I test 20 or
so papers in different processes for the revision of my Alt Proc Cond book.
This week it is Ware's vs. Traditional Cyanotype.

Paper specificity (and humidity, 18%) are the bane of my existence at the
moment. There are some papers that are pretty darn foolproof with processes
like argyrotype and cyanotype--Weston, Platine, Crane's Cover, Cot320, for
instance. Some others are very unsuitable without going to the next step of
citric acid in the mix, tween, oxalic acid soak of the paper, etc., not
always the best to do when first teaching processes to students (one more
step).

What is the story of Cot 320--is it continuing to be made or only made a
couple times a year or what?

Next question: am I right that Kinsella closed? And, of course, Aiko in IL
closed, too, a number of years back because I bought a bunch of paper from
them...

Sorry for the Americentric question, but I think the big paper sellers in
the States are the following; am I missing a favorite seller of someone's?

Jerry's Artarama
Daniel Smith
NY Central
http://www.hiromipaper.com/ ?
www.dolphinpapers.biz
Legion paper 

The other bane of my existence is the sudden and automatic Apple printer
driver updates that wreak havoc with the printer. My students had a BUST
assignment with argyrotype even with suitable papers, and custom curves a la
PDN.  I was beginning to fear for this class's intelligence until finally a
former student who is doing the uranotype found his tonal palette was all
over the place too and being that he works in Checkout and runs the
equipment we got it figured out. So uninstalling the Apple driver and
reinstalling the 3800 driver downloaded from Epson did the trick. Those of
you with Apple auto updates--if you all of a sudden have issues, this could
be the problem. It's a sneaky little bugger. Those of you using the QTR
driver, I suppose this wouldn't be an issue.

Weeks like this make me want to retire from teaching alt :) Thank GOD for a
long holiday weekend.

Chris

Christina Z. Anderson
christinaZanderson.com

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