Re: Music paper sizes

[Andrew Bernard]

Possibly answering my own question,

Metric Royal is 237 x 312, and if I measure better Henle is 234 x 309. 
It's standard in printing to use 3mm trim, so Metric Royal trimmed is 
the exact size. Can anybody familiar with the music publishing/printing 
industry confirm?

Thanks!

Andrew

On 7/04/13 6:35 PM, Andrew Bernard wrote:
> Greetings List,
>
> I measure my Henle Verlag books of Bach to be 235 x 309mm (+/- 1mm) 
> [9.25 x 12.17 inches]. I rather like this size, but I cannot find it 
> referred to as a standard paper size anywhere at all. Do my learned 
> colleagues here know what size it is, or is it a trim down of a larger 
> standard? Any help appreciated. It's almost 3:4 proportions but not 
> quite, and the Henle books do appear to be exactly trimmed and all the 
> same size.
>
> I personally find this size to be the ideal for music, A4 too small 
> for me, and A3 generally too big to sit nicely on the music desk.
>
> Andrew