The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24
engraving. The lettering was done last. Hand
stamping was hero the process also.
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engraving. The lettering was done last. Hand
stamping was hero the process also.
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1--WE take what Ia called n surface proof" saii
the enrraver. THAT n. the suria of he tlatO
~ linked. md the impression icHvrs tho en-.
gravel portion white " = use green ink "a hctng
much pleasantOr to the eve tnar dirty ttlck,
End we cHu ret green ink that works better
than any hlick Every publishing house has
PROOF reader. Mr.. " ttiHm Dfcsalcf ~ ds lot
Peters, \. ". D.rg for Pond, and Samuel Jack.
sou Tor Schirmer. these men are most thorough,
flilv veiseu lu the sctruc" of music. mi ahle 10
ttuct an error ~ hafincnv or ~ u.fcal con-truc
ton at glance. Sometimes the composer reads
the PROOF. but these houses Of vhicl | have
rp'ken never allow Niece to he puhiished with
out thuiough revision bl the proof reader.
W mere There II mistake. ~ Tor instance not.
II out 81 pl ce, the ~ sitiuu the note ts mark ed
ON the bick Of the Mate by means ~ calipers,
nnd the sune character Is stamped from the
beck, thus throwing the ut tai uy ON The face Of
the sheet t. Its original position. Then the cor
rVcttun tam bc easily made. Mueu my i've girls
are here We ~ turn ont about NJ cen plntrs "A
DAY. u tch plate, when com lefcd. costs from
~ 10 s-.D. NotaNeiy money -mdking business,
YOU sec."
plctrd, mex ma the printing. n business nv IT.
scf In dirty room on the top floor of 2ls Fast
Ninih street the writer found Mr.. VIM. j. bruce
aud his men nj their dirty work. Dirty work IL
Is, as no one denies.
now MrsIC Is PRINTED.
The first thing to he done said tue printer,
titrgtttng the plate IL To OIL II ia with bees
wax. lhis Is necessary, Tor the engraving Is too
deep 10 print without II, and the ink would not
lhhe huiu. me pdte uetug MdNtd ami the va
per prepared b, wettine, tue piate - linked. MI
ing the engraved portions with ltk, then tho
surface ink Is car, iul, wiped ~ Win a solution
OF POTASH the surface died. the plate Put In tho
press, the uautf laid Oh, the crau, turned. AID
the impr, s.iOu taken. These Oper 'tions are all
gone through with at every imurc-siun. q Is all
done hy hand. so you see IL can't ~ called
either quick ur 81" ~ work. Ito SIS TIA zee quar-
tiers Of e cent page to print. md Loo sheets a
l. good daN' work fOr man"
IA "a ths music Is accepted. engraved, and
printed. IN, utle page Is usually engraved, but
al
a portrait or illumination.
Hut there i agreat al of music that Is not
engr we'd. tut act w IN type aud eject rutNpBd
II costs nNe or six dollars to get all electrOtype
plate: three times as fnuCu ~ an engr wed
plate, but the printing can ne done by
inachlheP al - per cent. ie-s than the hand
trutiug. AMI lNu an hour can bc struck on. BE-.
sides. from an engraved plate not over 1000
! pres ions can be taken, sometime, not more
than 6.OuO; while almost any nuWuer OF impress
stun7 can 90 had from an eiccuONpo. Conse-
puenus the cheap music j. tleU.tot. ued--sing-
inG books. hymn books. and the like. often.
when Iubiisuer NIT the punic with a pOpular
piece that sells rapidly. he has Il electro ned
The appearance Of ths mu-ic IL not nearly as
neat a. that - the engraved.
Staudtug tefoie musical compositor's case,
Nc X. u. >uitu. of tue hrn Of Sulitu y McDOu-
gal. - littku tu street. explained tue art Of mu-
81 At type setting. II l. an art requiring Skin
and judgment; and Il IS az exclusive art, there
m lHt Dc .~ ntn i"nulN CONN -itOrs ~ this cty.
Ile cNmp1-ii 'r held ~ las hAud n ordinary
Grain ~ connnsitor sets type. fhe lincs that
On ~ tire ~ occupied tue most prominent
position IA the case as do the "vs in u Dps
case.
sKiLrUL COMPOSITIONS.
There are about 90 different characters In
the case txp,uucd Nr. smith, nearly four
times It's man, A. 80 an ordinary type case. 50
you see there is something OF n diflcultv IN
.cqui ing all these. Each uieco Is IN value either
a certain number of ems oI fraction oil an
EN-. luis - necessity in arranging the bars
OF the TWO slaves. the b ss and tfebie. So that
tne notes may fat under each other. Before
tcgluuing to set up tue composition The COM
tu-itor e-timates the music. much the same A.
ia rngraNtnE 80 thlt the h "a and slaves may
come out al right ON the page. II. then, he GIN
tug al the let AID { y. stts up tue dlGereut
rn.rdgte.s. one chrr-ctrr may be the biss
g.. f; iue mex tho time sign; tht- may he at
idruel 70 the lines Of the stan or piecr by IL
.el', uhdtrtIt. To- adult n being Sc over the
lih--. ihrI" NAY cpne snort bIts OF lines, theu
% note uu a line, ur aiove or oc.uN IL. or alone.
"a. uudcrCut. was Tue time =|gl II il almost
lmpu~sitio g. explain the different rh 4racters
th4t 80 90 "a. kc up lie siruutu, uuOruken page
q music. y - note |. complete ~ it-eu eNCeut
thc "hoiv "Jts tai, and ties are added ia dii-
fv',nt pisces. ~ short. 81 you cI. up a page Of
~ SIZE into iiitlc tit-. and then endcLvofed to
lui lh"m tosvthrr, p zzle-iikc. You'd get tue
best iHet - musical TIVE setting. Music Il clin-
po-lt1I- get anout twenty-five per cent. more
taan Ordinary compustors. fhey are usually
* erI In setuhs Ia les ana ,ne Ike, their judg-
latut uti = ifutl1ttl ~ uiusl al Is. e settling.
J. b., u0i necessary tnW they understand music
On. re- iDaN tNr iudlWcuf-' iut uiu-i 81 them are
I" O. trau-p1-t music from one hey to another.
H % iNef Hfn tnlt fnt Use ii.c~ ia vuicu tour
ltri- .r" -ci lu tNu slaves. ana set 10 up ia ar.
AiIer H piece is s-t mp. the cleo rot ping Is done
De- 40 aN other matter.
INere .rf ~uCI concerns as ours.' concluded
Mr. smith. Ia InIu,t every lnrsr citN In she
nl.u. boston Goes much of tur inusiral work.
iut not H- rti a- We CO here 900 Sew Iolk.
white $500 s-n n1ur nut men oi eXi-rence. oar
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