From: TERRY KING,
To: Richard Sullivan, INTERNET:richsul@roadrunner.com
CC: TERRY KING, KINGNAPOLEONPHOTO
Date: 11/12/97 9:13 AM
RE: Re: Tween
Message text written by Richard Sullivan
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I've had numerous people tell me that they want to throw away a lot of
there old prints. I've had reports of Tween taming wild papers. I have also
had some reports that a little Tween works, and a little more makes
splotches and a lot more works very nice, sort of a bi-modal thing. Haven't
checked it out yet, though.<
If you find a good way of doing something then stick to it unless something
better comes along. Tween does help but a combination of humidification and
gelatine size works well for me in that it gives better contrast, apparent
sharpness and ease of coating without brush marks than I would get with
untreated papers.
>I know you Brits still solder the radiators on Rolls Royces with a
>soldering iron heated in a pot of glowing charcoal, that may qualify as
>simple. Hell I dunno, it may be done in candlelight too. <big grin>
I hold no brief for Rolls Royce. They seem to make cars in the same way
that some alternative printers make photographs. I drive Citroens . If I
lived in a bigger street I would have a DS. Now they are far from simple,
but very beautiful.
Toodle Pip, y'all.
Terry king