Digital BW, The Print

I know that Jon is not a fan of Photo Rag and has in the past not recommended it for Piezotones but I have been using it for years with no issues. Again I need to stress that this same issue is also happening in areas were there is no glue on the back of the print, almost dead center of the image. So I want to rule out the glue. Over the next few months I am going to reprint it and will have access to the problem print and will probably sent it to Hahnemuhle to see what they say.

Mark
http://www.stillrivereditions.com

On Jul 6, 2011, at 9:57 AM, Clayton Price wrote:

> Hey Mark,
> I frame most of my large prints the same way - across the top, with archival linen tape at the corners and in the middle. They're not
> quite as large as yours, but this is something I've never experienced. Mine were printed with Piezo Black, also on Photo Rag paper.
> 
> Have you spoken with Jon Cone about this? If it's an ink/paper problem, one would think he's experienced or at least spoken with
> others who have had a similar problem. 
> 
> Not knowing exactly the PH or composition of the glue (does the framer mix it from scratch?), although that may or may not be part of the problem, I was thinking, when you mentioned some diagonal streaks, that perhaps it is the glue, and again [maybe] the back of the tape was
> fastened down using some diagonal finger strokes -- perhaps a finger nail, which could push the glue deeper into the paper than the parts 
> that were more gently pushed down.
> 
> Hope this helps some, rather than making it even more perplexing.
> 
> Clay Price