Digital BW, The Print

Greetings, all.  I'm new to this group because I'm seeking
improvements in the B&W performance of my Epson 4000 (currently using
OEM Ultrachrome inks).

My first baby step will be trying BO with MIS Eboni (thanks to Clayton
Jones for promulgating this technique).  Several questions come
immediately to mind:

1.  Unlike some of you, I'm still interested in occasional color
printing, so the various MIS UT inksets are probably not in my future
(yet :-).  While I'm waiting for my Eboni order to arrive, I'm
wondering whether I'll need to reprofile my usual papers with the
combination of Eboni and remaining UC inks.  I assume it's a given
that reprofiling would be necessary if I took a bigger step and
switched entirely to MIS K4 inks?

2.  I'm reasonably familiar with color-managed workflows, ICC
profiles, soft proofing, etc.  However, BO printing seems not to
involve these mechanisms at all.  Nevertheless, WYSIWYG (monitor to
print) saves ink and paper, so I'm looking for a good starting point.
 Do you concur with CS2 working space of Dot Gain 20% and Epson driver
settings of gamma=1.8 and brightness/contrast=0?

3.  Will I need to build a unique adjustment curve within CS2 for each
paper type with BO printing in order to regain my current capability
of color management (WYSIWYG)?  If it matters, I've been using Epson
Enhanced Matte and Velvet Fine Art plus Moab Kayenta.  If these curves
are necessary, must I do them by eye, printing proof after proof and
comparing with my monitor, or is there some (semi)automated way to do
them quickly and accurately?

These are undoubtedly naive questions in the extreme for this forum,
so I'd apprecate pointers to FAQs, tutorials, guides, or other online
material if that's the quickest way to come up to speed.

Thanks in advance for your patience and support.

Michael Miller
Atlanta, Georgia
(MiloGiacomoRambaldi47 on Yahoo)