B Series paper

[Andrew Bernard]

Dear Ponderers,

Down under here in Australia we use A4 and A3. A4 is just too small for piano music, and A3 is generally too big to fit on the music desk comfortably.

The ideal size for me is Klavierformat (235x310mm) which is the standard size of editions such as Henle and so on. This paper size is unobtainable except as a printer’s trim size. The next best thing is B4.

Consumer A3 printers will take B4 paper. But I am completely unable to find a source of cut B4 in Australia or online, as a retail customer, in standard wrapped reams, or indeed any quantity. [To be accurate, I did find a supplier whose minimum order was 100 metric tons.]

The question is, does anybody know if and where B4 can be obtained, or is it only a trim size for offset printers?

Andrew