No. 27: Carta Manuscript Paper Paperback – March 1, 1997

This stuff is great. I've spent a lot of time trying out different kinds of manuscript paper and I've really come to love the No. 27. The staves are small and there's plenty of room at the top and the bottom of the page for notes and instructions. The paper is durable enough to withstand a lot of erasing and doesn't bleed even when making revisions with a Sharpie.I use this paper for all of my sketches and even preliminary orchestrations. I always have 4 or 5 blank pads in my supply closet and even as I type this, there are 3 in-use pads in view. If you intend to do full orchestral scores, this paper won't cut it since it only has 16 staves, so I do all of my final orchestrations on a No. 23 pad which contains essentially the same paper only positioned vertically with 26 staves.Oh, and if you are like me and don't want to keep writing in instrument names, clefs, and/or bar lines, just create a template in Photoshop or Illustrator so that you can print whatever you want onto your manuscript paper before you start working. It's a real time saver. Just remember to save those templates online! Crashes always happen right before deadlines!

Quality paper and fast shiped!

What can I say about Carta paper? It’s phenomenal quality. This 16-stave pad is great, although the 14-stave is my go-to sketch pad. But this is my second-most used pad. I’ll be a Carta user forever.

This was a present to my music theory professor, who also writes for opera and orchestra. He was delighted. The paper and lines are sturdy enough to stand up to erasing. Yes, it is true that one can print one's own manuscript paper cheaply and easily, but this has quality!

Good size & quality, staff size is somewhat small but you get used to it.Bought it exclusivly to write my Symphony No.3 on, will be buying more for sure.

I've been using the paper for about a month now, and overall I really like it. The paper is huge, the staffs are small. Even a little too small. However, you eventually get used to it. The paper quality seems reasonably good and durable. The paper can take many erase marks and whatnot. I guess the only thing I don't care for is how wobbly the pad is. I like to write with the paper on my lap while I'm at the piano. The pad is so big, it doesn't support itself. But I found a solution so It's okay. (I had an old cheap dresser and I took the cardboard that supports the clothes and used it to support the pad.)

I'm a repeat buyer! Son is a composer and this makes for a bulky stocking stuffer...but he favours the large size and is very happy with the paper!

Just as I have said before, working with Finale 2012 is great but I do love the feel of pencil, paper, and a piano to do the job!