So I get a call from the framers...

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  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Very sad story. :( Sure hope it works out for you. There is a huge difference in framers out there, as there is for every profession. Get references and find a good one. :)
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    ouch! that is very un-professional. hope you get compensated! or better yet they find it!
  • BlackCorduroy
    BlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    Ah that's definitely a bummer, I would be kind of disappointed too. I definitely understand the significance of them, but just remember, ticket stubs are just pieces of paper. The only things truly irreplaceable in my opinion are your memories of the show, and no one can lose those. Toronto II was arguably the best show of Eddie's solo tour and I'm jealous as hell that I wasn't there. Listen to the bootleg, relieve it, and smile about how lucky you were to have been there. :)
  • 3days
    3days Posts: 1,203
    I feel for you. Some of you might remember that I lost my ticket stub from Chicago I, and by some miracle was lucky enough to have a really kind person return it, after it had traveled quite some distance. Before that happened though, I was seriously considering calling the Auditorium Theatre to see if I could bribe them into reprinting my ticket. I'm just curious, did the framers have any luck with getting another ticket from Massey Hall? Whatever the case, I'm glad to hear that they're not charging you. I'm sorry to hear about the whole thing.
  • Red Burrito
    Red Burrito Posts: 484
    As far as the framer I went to, they are just a local gallery...not a chain, but they do all sorts of framing for professional artists so I had faith in them...but mistakes do happen. They admitted they should not have dry-mounted the ticket.

    I have not heard anything from them yet whether Massey Hall can be of any help. You're right, the stub is just a piece of paper and the memories of Toronto II will never fade...just a little disappointed at this point.
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  • LoveBoatAdmiral
    LoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    Red Burrito wrote:
    So the plot thickens. They didn't lose the stub, they tried to dry-mount it instead of museum-mount it and the stub got fucked up. They guy calls and asks "do you have another ticket?" I said "no dumb-ass, I only sat in one seat!" He said they are gonna try and call Massey Hall and get another ticket stub...good luck with that.


    Oh man, you're making me nervous, I have four posters at the framer's right now. This is a good warning that most of the chain store employees are not professional framers, so framee beware...

    Sorry to hear about your ticket getting fucked up, but if you're insistent enough and don't let them walk on you they should make it up to you...

    So I was wrong about it being a chain store, my bad. I thought a local place would know what they were doing, but I guess you can never be too sure.
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  • LoveBoatAdmiral
    LoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    BlackCorduroy wrote:
    The only things truly irreplaceable in my opinion are your memories of the show, and no one can lose those.


    Ever see the movie Memento? J/k...although I may get all the dates of the concerts I attended tattooed on my chest................
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  • sk8nshoot1
    sk8nshoot1 Posts: 722
    Laser printed tickets are heat sensitive... That's why you can't leave them in the car or in in direct sunlight... They fade really quickly. So, if they tried to drymount them, then they would get f'ed up...
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  • Jammin2Pearl
    Jammin2Pearl Posts: 266
    Red Burrito wrote:

    Dry-mount is done by adding a tissue adhesive and heat to help flatten a rolled poster.

    I am new to the poster/frame craze, but I am about to get a few things framed most likely next week.

    Should they 'dry-mount' the poster? or do you just tell them to be extra careful, flatten it out and frame it [behind glass]?

    What are the proper procedures so to speak?
  • Hold_On
    Hold_On Posts: 52
    how about framing posters yourself to avoid all of this - AmericanFrame.com
  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,336
    Jammin2Pearl wrote:
    I am new to the poster/frame craze, but I am about to get a few things framed most likely next week.

    Should they 'dry-mount' the poster? or do you just tell them to be extra careful, flatten it out and frame it [behind glass]?

    What are the proper procedures so to speak?

    in my honest opinion, dry-mounting a poster is murder! lol i wouldn't suggest the dry-mount process if you can avoid it,...
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  • Green Di$ea$e
    Green Di$ea$e Posts: 158
    sk8nshoot1 wrote:
    Laser printed tickets are heat sensitive... That's why you can't leave them in the car or in in direct sunlight... They fade really quickly. So, if they tried to drymount them, then they would get f'ed up...
    you can get around this problem by colour photocopying the stub, have done it and once framed you can't tell the difference
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,306
    Jammin2Pearl wrote:
    I am new to the poster/frame craze, but I am about to get a few things framed most likely next week.

    Should they 'dry-mount' the poster? or do you just tell them to be extra careful, flatten it out and frame it [behind glass]?

    What are the proper procedures so to speak?

    Drymounting the posters will kill the resale value.
  • Jammin2Pearl
    Jammin2Pearl Posts: 266
    thanks for the info..

    I havn't even taken anything to get framed yet, and I am already nervous..haha..
  • mnicole22
    mnicole22 Posts: 417
    Green Di$ea$e wrote:
    you can get around this problem by colour photocopying the stub, have done it and once framed you can't tell the difference

    Good idea!
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  • Red Burrito
    Red Burrito Posts: 484
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    Drymounting the posters will kill the resale value.

    Here we go with resale value...pfft.
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  • Jammin2Pearl
    Jammin2Pearl Posts: 266
    Red Burrito wrote:
    Here we go with resale value...pfft.

    Do you Drymount?

    When I go to the framers what should I be telling them to do?

    I dont want to be 'talked into anything' by people who are only looking out for themselves..and obviously want to make sure the poster stay in mint condition.. Any blemish would be very, very disappointing.

    Re-sale value I am not too worried about, as these will be hung on my walls for god knows how long..I just want them to always look as good as they do right now and without taking any chances of fucking anything up..?..
  • faithful2you
    faithful2you Madison, WI Posts: 779
    washedinblack91 wrote:
    actually he probably can, it's a definite long shot of course, but some people do sell their unused tickets/stubs on ebay. if anything you can check there from time to time if they can't find it :o good luck, hope all goes well
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  • bazzer
    bazzer Posts: 3,126
    Jammin2Pearl wrote:
    Do you Drymount?

    When I go to the framers what should I be telling them to do?

    I dont want to be 'talked into anything' by people who are only looking out for themselves..and obviously want to make sure the poster stay in mint condition.. Any blemish would be very, very disappointing.

    Re-sale value I am not too worried about, as these will be hung on my walls for god knows how long..I just want them to always look as good as they do right now and without taking any chances of fucking anything up..?..
    Then I would say dry mount. The poster will always be absolutely flat and I don't think that process will damage your poster. Just don't tell the poster police! I don't dry mount, and I don't care about resale. I just don't like the idea of doing somethng that can't be reversed.
  • Jammin2Pearl
    Jammin2Pearl Posts: 266
    bazzer wrote:
    Then I would say dry mount. The poster will always be absolutely flat and I don't think that process will damage your poster. Just don't tell the poster police! I don't dry mount, and I don't care about resale. I just don't like the idea of doing somethng that can't be reversed.

    Yeah, I hear that..

    with that in mind, I think no dry mounting for me..

    Thanks.

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