Re: What is in Dick Arentz' #7 Mixture

[Eric Neilsen <e.neilsen@worldnet.att.net>]

Sandy,

Dick may have a book out there published by a reputable publisher ( I have a
prerelease copy of it dating back to 2000), but that does not mean that I
have an intimate knowledge of his nomenclature off the top of my head. I had
been printing for nearly 20 years when I saw this version and didn't inspect
every page.  I would think that over  time, we all develop our own notation
for our printing systems.  Don't be alarmed that Jeffrey or I question it.

Dick's book is piled high with traditional information and done well.  I
believe he covers the AFO methods of Ware/Malde and the Zia system in one or
perhaps two paragraphs.  So to assume or assert that it should cover it all
, well...  it does not.  Also that we , the greater platinum printers of the
world would have it close at hand is a stretch.

respectfully
EJ Neilsen

PS I too have a book on platinum / palladium printing available.  Self
published however.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy King" <sanking@clemson.edu>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: What is in Dick Arentz' #7 Mixture


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> Jeffrey Mathias wrote:
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> >Sandy King wrote:
> >>  It was Dick's #7 mixture which is a combination of platinum and
> >>  palladium. The specific mixture is given in his book but I don't have
> >>  it on hand at the moment.
> >>  I will try to find the book and post that information to the list.
> >
> >As a general comment:
> >This is why (for the purposes of this list  anyway) that discussions of
> >process and chemistry should be explicit in describing what is done.
> >
>
> As I stated in a previous message I assumed that many Pt/Pd workers
> would be familiar with Arentz' #7 mixture since he is one of the
> premier platinum printers in the world and his book where this
> mixture is described is probably the best and most widely available
> work on the subject. If the information provided was not sufficiently
> explicit then I take full responsibility for all damages and
> liability that may result from the lack of full disclosure.
>
> Sandy King
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