Sheet Music Taper

**BBGuitar** · 02-12-2019, 06:34 PM

Taping big band music is a pain.
Here is what I came up with.
Scrap piece of plywood

Four toggle clamps

Layout music

Flip over and align with clamps open

Set Clamps
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Apply tape. I use book tape much stronger and last for many more bends than other tapes
Trim tape and open clamps, done.
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Here is the tape dispenser mounted to board
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This takes the pain away.

**FwLineberry** · 02-13-2019, 03:59 AM

Fantastic!
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**sgcim** · 02-13-2019, 04:11 AM

You should market that thing. Taping charts together drives me nuts!

**BBGuitar** · 02-13-2019, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by sgcim

You should market that thing. Taping charts together drives me nuts!

What would you pay for such a thing? I know what it would cost to make. Then there is packing and shipping.

The one pictured is the second one I made the first didn't have the tape dispenser attached, I loaned that one to our band librarian. I don't think he will ever want to give it back.

**Woody Sound** · 02-13-2019, 12:29 PM

Just curious about your name. What kind of BB do you play in? I play in two. One is modern jazz. The other is more pop/funk oriented, like EW&F, Stevie Wonder, etc.

**BBGuitar** · 02-13-2019, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Woody Sound

Just curious about your name. What kind of BB do you play in? I play in two. One is modern jazz. The other is more pop/funk oriented, like EW&F, Stevie Wonder, etc.

This is from a christmas concert a couple years ago. That.s me in the back, Eastman acoustic archtop, clip on condenser microphone through a Fishman Loudbox Mini.

**Woody Sound** · 02-13-2019, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by BBGuitar

This is from a christmas concert a couple years ago. That.s me in the back, Eastman acoustic archtop, clip on condenser microphone through a Fishman Loudbox Mini.

Ah yes, I remember this from the original thread. Are you still using the Mini? One of my bands does that same arrangement. This band:

**BBGuitar** · 02-13-2019, 03:05 PM

[QUOTE=Woody Sound;933436]Ah yes, I remember this from the original thread. Are you still using the Mini? One of my bands does that same arrangement. This band:

My Mini did not survive being run from a generator. Fishman replaced it for a flat fee of $50. I now have a Mini Charge for the outdoor "generator" gigs. Both perform the same.

**BigDaddyLoveHandles** · 02-13-2019, 03:52 PM

I regret that I have but one like to give the original post.

**cosmic gumbo** · 02-14-2019, 02:46 AM

Old school. How tough is that?

**BBGuitar** · 02-15-2019, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by cosmic gumbo

Old school. How tough is that?

I have used this method and it works but I like to use the clear book tape.

Book tape sticks too well to have the paper fly up from static and get misaligned. The clamps take that pain away. I have done hundreds of charts with my first clamping board with very few do overs.

**Woody Sound** · 02-15-2019, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by BBGuitar

I have used this method and it works but I like to use the clear book tape.

Book tape sticks too well to have the paper fly up from static and get misaligned. The clamps take that pain away.

Agreed, the static thing is a killer. The paper jumps up and attaches itself to the tape in the wrong spot.