The webbing or chaining patterns that I am in favor of eliminating are
extended note patterns in the late Duo-Art rolls and wherever else they
may occur. For some reason, the extended notes have large sections of
solid punching between the skip and punch. The effect is that long
sections of paper are held together by only a few bridges. When this
occurs in large chords (as in American in Paris) the result is warped and
torn paper.
I am all in favor of retaining as much of the original rolls as possible
in recuts, but this one case need more examination. Can it be assumed
that the better quality paper used today will obviate this tendency in
the future or should recuts be modified to eliminate this shortcoming?
I have several rolls that would still play if this pattern had not been
used. The rolls that I have spent the most time repairing were all
damaged by this punch pattern and they can rarely be made to play
perfectly since the paper is warped.
Spencer Chase
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