Digital BW, The Print

On 4/17/03 10:57 AM, "Ernst Dinkla" <E.Dinkla@...> wrote:

> Robert,
> 
> Reading my message again I can't find the reason why you think
> the rebranded papers are more or less custom made. If there are
> differences I think that's just the batch difference in
> Hahnemuhle's production and the coating manufacturer's
> production. With possibly one extra variable: raw stock from
> different mills. Brightener variation seems to be related to rag
> batches.

Nope...with William Turner its not a rag variation...there are literally
some batches that have OBs in the coating and others that don't...and it
depends on who is selling it under what name.

> Texture differences (+ more lint) are certainly related
> to felt wear or better: lint accumulation on the felt, that was
> what Hahnemuhle people told me a Drupa ago. Coating flake is
> related to the last I guess.

Its somewhat related...but not completely...my guess is that it is related
to batch to batch variations in the grade of PVA that they are using...PVA
is a bad polymer for an application like this...poor adhesion and water
sensitivity...but my guess is that's what gives them the black edge...no one
else uses it to the best of my knowledge.
 
Robert