Downloadable books

• Large print Letter size (B6002) (trim gutter before binding) or a4 size (B6004)
• Regular print Half letter size (B6001) or a5 size (B6003)
• For on-screen viewing

This collection was originally compiled by P. E. Chamberlain, as noted in books 1-5. Book 6 was compiled many years after book 5. Apparently he had started on a Book 7, which wasn't completed before his death, and about which I am attempting to gather more information.

The original collection was 6 separate books, but they were slightly different sizes and used different margins, which I discovered when I was scanning them to reproduce them. They will all fit fine in large print on letter or A4 paper, and for "half size" on A5 paper, but some of them will not fit for "half size" on half-letter paper, they are too wide.

Because these books are old, the technology for creating quality, easy to read music was extremely expensive, and even if you have good eyesight, I recommend the large print books, although they are a bit more expensive to produce.

It is possible to bind the books all together, separately, or in groups. I find that binding the first three books together works with 18mm coil, and the remaining books and index is slightly thinner, and also works with 18mm coil, and produces nice size books. Coil generally only needs ¼" gutter.

• Large print These books can be printed, excess gutter (allowance for binding) trimmed (if any), and bound using whatever desired cover stock. If you wish, you can easily print a single book by selecting which pages to print.
  
  • Letter size. Margins are ⅓", and gutter is .75".
  • A4 size. Margins are 9mm, and gutter is negligible: some must be stolen from the 9mm inside margin. That's adequate for coil, but is a consideration for other binding techniques.
• Small print These books require the pages to be cut in half after printing.
  • For English paper sizes, you must have legal size paper to print volume 2. You can print volume 1 on letter or legal paper. So you need one of the first two:
    • ½legal volume 1 OR ½letter volume 1
    AND
    • ½legal volume 2
    The first volume fits on half-letter paper, but not the second volume, so you need legal size paper to print the second volume. If you want to keep the books exactly the same size, you can print the first volume on legal size paper also. If you want to save a little money, print the first volume on letter size paper.
    The legal size prints have 0.37" margins and 0.94" gutter. The letter size prints have 0.37" margins and no gutter: some must be stolen from the 9mm inside margin. That's adequate for coil, but is a consideration for other binding techniques, and might affect your choice of paper size for volume 1.
  • A5 size. Margins are 6.35mm, gutter is 0.47mm: some must be stolen from the 6.35mm inside margin. That's adequate for coil, but is a consideration for other binding techniques.

• B5601 is for creating an 7.25"×11" book with .65" margins and 1.25" gutter Print on letter-size paper, and optionally trim whatever gutter is not needed for binding.
• B5604 is for creating an 5.5"×8.5" book with .25" left/right margins, and .36" top/bottom margins. Print on letter-size paper, cut in half, and optionally trim whatever gutter is not needed for binding.
• B5605 is for creating an A4 book with 7.5mm margins, and 23.5mm gutter. Print on A4 paper, and optionally trim whatever gutter is not needed for binding.
• B5606 is for creating an A5 book with 9mm top/botom margins, and 6mm left/right margins, and 6mm gutter. Print on A4 paper, cut in half, and optionally trim whatever gutter is not needed for binding.

Table of Contents is here. Educational MP3 files are here.

• B6300 is for creating an 7.25"×11" book with .25" margins and 1.25" gutter Print on letter-size paper, and optionally trim whatever gutter is not needed for binding.
• B6301 is for creating an A4 book with 4mm top/bottom margins, and 7.8mm left/right margins and gutter. Print on A4 paper, and optionally trim whatever gutter is not needed for binding.

Table of Contents is here. Educational MP3 files are here.

• B6310 is for creating an 7.25"×11" book with .25" margins and 1.25" gutter Print on letter-size paper, and optionally trim whatever gutter is not needed for binding.
• B6311 is for creating an A4 book with 4mm top/bottom margins, and 7.8mm left/right margins and gutter. Print on A4 paper, and optionally trim whatever gutter is not needed for binding.