Digital BW, The Print

john dean wrote:
> The H. Museum Etching is 100% rag, and the German Etching is Alpha
> Cellulose (high grade wood pulp). The Museum E. has no oba's but is
> slightly brighter than the GEtch but not much. The textures are very
> similar but not identical since they are made from different
> substances. I have found the M Etch (also called White Etching) to be
> tougher on the surface. I used to have more problems with the G.
> Etching scuffing in big black areas, similarly to W. Turner, since the
> "tooth" sticks out more. A lot of this has to do with how well you
> brush the paper before printing however. For some reason the M. Etch.
> just seems to be a great fit with the  NK7 inkset that I'm using, but
> then so is PhotoRag.
> 
> John
> 

I've not tried either but am under the impression that the White & 
Museum Etching are different papers. The White Etching is significantly 
cheaper and contains OBA's.

Museum Etching:
http://www.hahnemuehle.com/index.php?mid=401&lng=en&pkat=1233

White Etching:
http://www.hahnemuehle.com/index.php?mid=401&lng=en&pkat=315

Howard