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

[Don Sweet]

Cot 320 is also currently available from B&H who are, for any non-American
consumer, rather more efficient at international sales.

Don Sweet

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BOB KISS" <bobkiss at caribsurf.com>
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Subject: [alt-photo] ***NOW HEAR (READ?) THIS: COT IS AVAILABLE! was
DanielSmith paper chart!


> 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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