Re: [Leica] archeival mounting

[Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>]

"Lee, Ken" wrote:
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> My info may be a little out of date, but there was a discussion on
> Compuserve a year or two ago. This seems to be divided by coast.  The west
> coast (John Sexton was one person I remember) stating that dry mounting was
> the only way to go. The east coasters use the tape method.
> 
> How do you get fiber prints to lay flat without sticking them to something?
> Do you flatten them in a press before mounting?
> 
> Thanks......Ken
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First I flattened them in a dry mount press at a rental lab. Minor White
would say not to do this as it would change the print color usually
cooling it and the archival issues of how clean are the padding around
the print that you are baking into your print at high temperatures? But
like you I always wondered how your prints would get flat without one.
The Random House Dictionary of the English Language Second Edition
Unabridged. Also cobelstones from a big boat. I don't tape my prints in
I just use the corner triangle things. Much of this is in the light
impressions catalogs which are very instructive. They have a breaking
board to "break" your prints after they have dried. I think they know
what they are talking about and are highly respected. I believe you
mentioned them.
It's been about ten years since any adhesive of any kind has touched any
of my fiber prints.
John Sexton is an enigma making those prints with negs made in a Jobo;
his print quality second to none.
Spray mounting is NOT an option unless you are talking RC and non
archival or even color.
Mark Rabiner