Archives Spiral Bound Manuscript Paper Book, 12 Stave, 96 Pages

by Archives

Product Features

• 96 pages
• 12 staves per page
• Spiral bound
• Balanced pH paper ensures high quality and long life
• Sturdy leathertone cover

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 0.4 x 8.6 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002D0Q7C
• Item model number: B12S-96
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Archives B12S-96 is a 96 page book, 12 staves to a page. 9 Inch by 12 Inch spiral bound.

Archives music manuscript paper is the finest quality available. Archives utilizes the same type of balanced pH paper used by the Library of Congress, ensuring your compositions will look their best and will last a long time.

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Product Description

Archives music manuscript paper is the finest quality available. Archives utilizes the same type of balanced pH paper used by the Library of Congress, ensuring your compositions will look their best and will last a long time. Archives Spiral Bound books come in several sizes and staves, including ensemble score. All spiral wire bound books have sturdy leathertone covers with the same high-quality Archives music paper inside.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Archives Spiral Bound Manuscript Paper Book, December 8, 2011

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Leo Catalano (San Francisco,, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Archives Spiral Bound Manuscript Paper Book, 12 Stave, 96 Pages (Electronics)

Being an arranger of piano music, I find this product a necessity to get my arrangements written.
I would not be able to operate without this product. Price is very reasonable and I received it within two days.
Thank you, Amazon for allowing us to get this product from you.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice, October 16, 2011

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Paul Fly (Pugetopolis, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Archives Spiral Bound Manuscript Paper Book, 12 Stave, 96 Pages (Electronics)

I've used these for years and have yet to find a better spiral bound "letter size" (more or less) staff paper notebook. The paper can take a lot of abuse without tearing or showing through to the other side. They age well--I have some that are about 20 years old now and they are fine, other than the wear and tear I've put them through myself. My penciled notes from 20 years back are fine, other than some smudges where I drew heavily. The staff lines are not too dark or thick. After stuffing them into a backpack over and over the spiral wire's ends can get a little unraveled, but unlike other spiral notebooks I use the papers never fall out. Sometimes, after lots of abuse, the back cover comes off. The front cover seems less likely to come off, although some of my older ones are nearly off. But I've never had a inside page fall out. Looks like Hal's "No. 9: Carta Standard Paper" is comparable, and I can't recall if I have tried it. I'll check that out and perhaps post again if one or the other is obviously better. Finally, the photo Amazon shows for appears to be the wrong product. It looks like the 64 page 6 staff notebook, B6S-64. This page is for the B12S-96, a 96 page 12 staff notebook, "portrait" not "landscape" style.

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent, cost-effective, but not perfect., April 22, 2011

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Kyle - See all my reviews

This review is from: Archives Spiral Bound Manuscript Paper Book, 12 Stave, 96 Pages (Electronics)

I'm currently studying music composition in college, so finding good manuscript/staff paper for sketches and drafts is essential. I came across this when looking for staff paper which exceeded the seemingly standard 10-stave limit for some medium-sized ensemble work and decided to give it a shot. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it for sketches; the spacing between staves is comfortable, and the lines are a fair thickness. My one gripe with this, and the reason why I would never use this paper for any sort of completed or near-completed draft is that it doesn't take to erasers well. You may have the best eraser available, but there will still be a high likelihood of smudging regardless. It's not a dark smudge, especially if you write lightly as I do, but still, if you're trying to make small revisions, it can be annoying when erasing one note smudges over another unnecessarily.

All that said, though, I would buy this again for more sketch work.