Digital BW, The Print

Bruce, if I could get a print on Epson Exhibition, Ilford Gold Silk,
Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta, or Innova Semi-matte with pizza wheel
marks, I'd be ecstatic. They all compare favorably to my Oriental
Seagull prints for tone, black, surface quality. The Epson is an
especially nice surprise. I had avoided it for its high cost, but it
is a beautiful surface with very rich blacks. I don't have any
measuring tools other than my eyes and excellent silver halide prints
for comparison, but I'm sold. Almost. 

No sooner had I sent my post to the forum, than I got an email from
Epson telling me that had no advice other than to take the printer to
an Epson repair depot, AND I got the error message that my ink waste
pads needed replacing. So, realising that the gods were talking to me
big time, I took the printer to the repair shop this morning. The
repair guy is going to see if he can SLIGHTLY tweak the springs that
push the pizza wheels into the paper, but that's a touchy thing. He
also told me to crank the drying time in advance settings to full
slow, but I think I've already set it that way. 

I'll make a report when I get the printer back in a couple of days.