Re: Formulary Gum change

Yes, I believe that's right. I had a stash of a couple of jugs that it
took me til now to finish, so I'm behind the times on getting the news.
Funny that you like the gum I hate, but that's about right for gum
printers, isn't it. Each to his own,
Katharine

Bill and Bonnie Mull wrote:
>
> Katherine,
> Thank you for the heads up. As I also use Photographer's Formulary gum,
> your post had me a bit nervous as the prints I've been working on lately
> have been coming out quite well. I decided to call the Formulary to see
> when the change took place since I will be needing more gum soon. They
> told me their change in gum was about 2-3 years ago and that they have
> been selling the same material since. Does this time frame coincide
> with your last batch of gum purchased by the Formulary? I hope they
> would be honest enough to fess up to any current change if asked about
> one.
>
> Regards,
> Bill-
>
> Katharine Thayer wrote:
> >
> > Since someone recently asked me on the list what gum I use, and I
> > replied that I use Photographers' Formulary gum, I feel a responsibility
> > to give folks a heads up that sometime when I wasn't looking, the
> > Formulary stopped carrying the gum I love and substituted a dark,
> > inferior, lithographers' gum that is prone to dichromate stain. To see
> > what I mean:
> >
> > http://www.pacifier.com/~kthayer/html/Current.html
> >
> > Botom line: I no longer recommend Photographers' Formulary gum.
> >
> > Katharine Thayer
Received on Wed Nov 5 17:04:36 2003