Monday May 20th is a HOLIDAY here - we'll be back to process orders on Tuesday!
The new Basic RingBinder folder is also available, at $6 less than the original here.
RingBinder
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Product Description
The MUSICFOLDER.com RingBinder is the newest addition to our line of folders, launched in the Spring of 2008 in response to customer demand. It's like a ring binder on steroids, and is 'the' answer for those who primarily want to use rings to hold music that has been hole-punched. Magazine holders fitting into the rings can be used, allowing larger scores, or music not to be hole-punched, to be held in the folder also.
It is a durable, lightweight, ergonomic folder with the most popular features of our other folders, at best price, and optimized for holding hole-punched music. This version has a bottom strap which can be un-buttoned on one side to open the folder flat.
A solidly-mounted 1" set of rings opens with the push of a single button, and they feature a snag-free interlock to avoid catching paper mid-turn, for quiet page turns of recording-studio quality. One of the more important features that differ our folders from other folders is the bottom strap, which is attached at the outside base of the folder. This gives three benefits: more room inside; page turns that don't scrape against the strap; and lastly, a bookmark: that bottom strap angles in at 45 degrees when closing the folder, to act as a bookmark for impromptu bows during concerts - with no panic at the next upbeat - because you're on the right page when the folder opens again.
The folder has a comfortable hand strap at back for you to hold it securely, and the deeply-textured leatherette aids in dissipating perspiration from your hand if you are performing under hot stage lights.
A side-expanding pocket at right can store surplus music. All folders include a name card pocket and name card, and hold US Letter and A4 and all common score sizes with ease. Having only one booster tab at the bottom means that taller European A4 music punched in North American 3-hole style will not bump a ring booster tab at the top.
Finally, a clear pocket is included at left; you can read your concert program or church service bulletin through the transparent pocket, instead of having to pull it up to see the lower portion of the page. It's also handy for notes such as changes in standing order and rehearsal plans for directors. Photos, especially from choirs that tour, tend to end up in that clear pocket too.
Specifications & Key Features
- Dimensions (Width x Height): (10.1 x 12.7 )in. or (257 x 322)mm
- Weight: 13 oz. (370g)
- two pencil holders
- cross strap at base
- detachable so the folder can be opened flat
- angles in when closed to become a bookmark
- durable, lightweight black leatherette
- solidly mounted 1" ring adaptor with snag-free closure for silent page turns, and one-touch tab to open
- corner protectors
- business card pocket with name card
- expandable pocket on right; clear pocket on left
- holds all common North American and International paper sizes
- hand strap at back
Compare Products
| Comparison of features and options in our family of choral music folders: | The Black Folder (standard) | The Black Folder (deluxe) | Ringbinder | CHORALEX Compact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Oh, wow!" light weight | good | good | better | best |
| Ambidextrous rear hand strap | y | y | y | y |
| Slim size when open in concert | - | - | y | y |
| Two pencil holders | y | y | y | y |
| Bottom strap design allows use as a bookmark, during a bow | y | y | y | y |
| Bottom strap outer attachment avoids scraped page turns | y | y | y | y |
| Bottom strap design allows more room inside | y | y | y | y |
| Bottom strap unbuttons to open folder wide | - | y | y | y |
| Folder can lie essentially flat e.g. for director | - | y | y | - |
| Two storage pockets expanding on all 3 sides | y | y | - | - |
| Curved pocket at right expanding at 1 edge | - | - | y | y |
| Clear pocket through which to read program order | o | o | y | y |
| 3/4" ring adaptor | o | o | - | o |
| 1" ring adaptor | - | - | y | o |
| 1-touch tab opener and patented interlock to prevent ring mis-alignment | - | - | y | - |
| Deep grained leatherette lets hand breathe comfortably for hours | y | y | y | y |
| One-piece core flexes from creases only (no breakable plastic welds) | - | - | y | y |
| Name card and name card pocket always included in cost | y | y | y | y |
| Comes with 10 cords, each to hold one score | y | y | - | y |
| Double cords to maximum of 20 | o | o | - | o |
| Corner protectors | y | y | y | y |
| Radius edges all around inner hinge, to avoid sharp corners | y | y | - | y |
| Much larger rivets, to keep straps tight for decades | y | y | y | y |
| Double-headed rivets to further increase durability | y | y | y | y |
| Choir name imprints on group orders at $2 / folder or less | o | o | o | o |
| Singer's name imprints at $5 / folder | o | o | o | o |
| Logo imprinting in gold, other colors, or just heat-impressed: "blind debossed" | o | o | o | o |
Product Summary
- MUSICFOLDER.com RingBinder
The Basic RingBinder
Choirs and singers on a tight budget will soon have a new solution: the Basic RingBinder. Like the very popular Performance RingBinder (which you'll find lower on this page), the Basic RingBinder shares the same dimensions, quality rivets, soft woven handstrap, and detachable button base strap...but it has a different black cover material; a simpler, ordinary 3-ring binder and it omits the corner protectors. The Basic Ringbinder has the same quality control since we manufacture it ourselves, but it will be significantly less expensive. We have an sample of this comfortable, light and ergonomic new folder at booth #237 at the TMEA trade fair. It will be available in quantity in late February/early March.
Volume Discounts
Music folder discounts apply per item at a quantity of 15 and higher.
- A 4% discount applies to items at quantity 15-34.
- A 6% discount applies to items at quantity 35-49.
- A 8% discount applies to items at quantity 50-74.
- A 10% discount applies to items at quantity 75-124.
- An 11% discount applies to items at quantity 125-199.
- A 12% discount applies to items at quantity 200 and higher.
Most accessories (lights, PocketTones, etc.) have the same item discount pricing, and only a few higher-value accessories have different discount structures as specifically noted.
Number Imprinting
Track your valuable new assets with permanent foil-stamped numbering.
- This allows for easier organization,
- is less expensive than imprinting singer's names, and
- lets you determine, without any question, who to bill if a choir folder goes missing!
The standard numbering location is the top right corner of the front of the folder, the font is 36 pt. Times Roman, and the usual colour is gold.
Blind debossing (imprinting the numbers into the folder without any colour) is an option at no additional cost, and other customized locations are possible.
Standard costs:
$0 setup, $2 per stamped folder.
At 50 and more, $1.75 per folder.
Custom locations: +$1.00
There is a $5 minimum numbering charge with standard settings.
Text Imprinting
Economy Text Imprinting
Economy Text imprinting is imprinting with moveable type, ready for us to do in-house right away with no die-casting or logo etching processes to slow things down. Turnaround time is usually 1 to 3 business days. We offer both upper and lower case letters for excellent legibility, in either the standard 36 pt. Times Roman font, or in a script-like font called Brush which is a little more elegant.
The setup costs are minimal and the per-folder stamping cost is too; see the table below.
The usual location for choir name imprinting is centered, in the upper portion of the front of the folder, approximately 3 to 4 inches (8-10 cm) down from the top. The usual location for imprinting a singer or music director name is at the lower right front corner of the folder.
| Economy Text Pricing | Setup | Stamping cost per folder | Stamping cost when 50 or more |
|---|---|---|---|
| One line, maximum 30 characters | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Two lines, maximum 30 characters each | 6.00 | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Three lines, maximum 30 characters each | 12.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Pricing for Extended line lengths up to 45 characters (any longer line requires a different press): | |||
| One line, over 30 characters | 6.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Two lines, any one over 30 characters | 9.00 | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Three lines, any one over 30 characters | 15.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
Click a link in the table above which lists what you want, and you'll be directed to the correct form to enter your Economy Text imprinting details.
Die-cast Text Imprinting
Die-cast text imprinting uses type slugs cast from molten metal, and you have a greater flexibility in choice of size and font. We have 15 choices across various popular fonts. As you may expect, setup costs are higher and turnaround time is typically 3-6 business days. However, the per-folder stamping cost is the same. Die-cast text, therefore, is also a very reasonable choice for repetitive imprinting of choir names since the setup cost spreads out nicely across a choir-size order.
For a single order, where a singer chooses a font for their name which they really like from the choices below, the imprinting may cost more than the folder! However, given the quality and longevity of our folders, people do, and are very happy with the result. Given the higher setup cost compared to Economy text imprinting, we see this style of imprinting more often on individual orders which are gifts.
Note that if none of our listed fonts matches your existing typestyle, we can print anything in any font when it is done graphically as a logo (see the Logo imprinting section in the index at left).
Here are the font choices for Die-cast text imprinting:
N.B. Don't trust the screen or print size which you see to be precise, but rather, note that we have listed the point size of each font.
| Die-cast Text Pricing | Setup | Stamping cost per folder | Stamping cost when 50 or more |
|---|---|---|---|
| One line, maximum 30 characters | 30.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Two lines, maximum 30 characters each | 40.00 | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Three lines, maximum 30 characters each | 50.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Pricing for Extended line lengths up to 45 characters (any longer line requires a different press): | |||
| One line, over 30 characters | 40.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Two lines, any one over 30 characters | 50.00 | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Three lines, any one over 30 characters | 60.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
Click a link in the table above that lists what you want, and you will be directed to the correct form to enter your Die-cast text imprinting details.
Imprint Locations:
- Mid-top front; centered
- Upper right front; right-justified
- Lower right front; right-justified
- Inside folder in upper top left
- Upper left back outer edge; left-justified
- Mid-top back; centered
- Lower left back outer edge; left-justified
Logo Imprinting
We can imprint your folders with a logo, or imprint any text layout in any font exactly as you want, because it is done as an image.
These can look amazingly elegant whether in colour (gold is the standard option) or blind debossed (i.e. indented using heat and pressure but no colour) into the folder.
Your image is printed to film then exposed under UV light on a coated plate, then etched, to produce the hot-stamping die which is carefully leveled on the press to produce an even imprint. There is a setup charge, then a stamping cost per folder.
The setup charge is based on area. Math is not your friend here, as you may recall that doubling the width of a square quadruples the area, and the cost. 1 inch=2.54cm for the metrically inclined; the print industry here still uses Imperial measurements.
Depending on the logo, you do want sufficiently large area to prevent fine detail from being obscured, or small detailed spaces filled in, when printing on the textured leatherette material. Our maximum imprint area without outsourcing is 5"x12" (or 12"x5") but logos with good line separation can be done very nicely at a 2x2 or 3x3 size, for example. Roughly 90% of the logos we print are between 4 and 12 square inches.
| Logo Image Pricing: | Setup | Stamping cost per folder | Stamping cost when 50 or more |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 square inches or less (e.g. 2"x2.5") | 50.00 | 3.00 | 2.50 |
| More than 5 square inches: | $10/square inch | 3.00 | 2.50 |
Enter the specifications for your logo below as you load your order details into the shopping cart. Then E-mail your file (minimum resolution must be 300 dpi) to sales@musicfolder.com
Preferred format is PDF. EPS, TIFF, GIF, JPG may also be acceptable. The best place for logos is mid-top front, centered. Larger logos may have some positioning restrictions as the surface must be perfectly level, so we can't come too near the boundary of a pocket or its expanding edge below, for example.
- Mid-top front; centered
- Upper right front; right-justified
- Lower right front; right-justified
- Inside folder in upper top left
- Upper left back outer edge; left-justified
- Mid-top back; centered
- Lower left back outer edge; left-justified
Usual position for choir name imprinting is mid-top front center of the folder, and individuals at lower right front.