Introducing the Pianel Binding by Ben Elbel – Bookish Talk #8
We have another Bookish Talk with a guest today. Ben Elbel was the first person we interviewed on our large podcast, and now he returns to talk about a new tutorial he recently announced.
Pianel Binding is a variation of the piano hinge binding that was known for a couple of hundreds of years. Ben first started experimenting with this structure a decade ago, and now the results of his work are ready to be tested by a wider audience of bookbinders.
Audio
Video
Listen to this episode on:
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ibookbinding
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/ibookbinding-podcast/id1510257102
- Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaWJvb2tiaW5kaW5nLmNvbS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q
Become a patron (and get more content): https://www.patreon.com/ibookbinding
Join us on:
- Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/iBookBinding/
- Discord — https://discord.gg/TJY5FeS
- Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/iBookBinding/
Follow Ben’s projects:
- Elbel Libro – https://www.elbel-libro.com/
- Bookbinding Out of the Box – https://bookbindingoutofthebox.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/bookbindingoutofthebox/
00:00 – Beginning
01:11 – Shifting to an online presentation of the new tutorial because of Covid
04:15 – There are 6 tutorials already!
04:38 – Introducing the Pianel Binding
05:43 – A brief history of the piano hinge binding
07:31 – Opening the book flat was one of the goals in improving the traditional piano hinge binding
08:48 – Other examples of piano hinge bindings
10:14 – How long does it take to make a Pianel Binding?
11:07 – Why is it possible for this binding to open flat?
11:49 – Cover separated from the book block
12:46 – The level of difficulty of the Pianel Binding
14:07 – Why Ben’s bindings have slightly curved covers?
17:09 – Challenges of making a tutorial for the Pianel Binding
20:11 – How this and other binding structures were envisioned in the first place
24:48 – Is the creation process similar to other structures Ben created?
26:15 – Is there a chance for experimentation and variations with Ben’s bindings and tutorials?
29:03 – Plans to introduce a French version of iBookBinding’s podcast
Please Support us on Patreon!
The minimum level of contribution is only $1 per month.
Moreover, starting with the pledge level of $3, you will get a digitized vintage book about bookbinding, book history, or book arts each month from us!
These pledges help iBookBinding to continue its work and bring more information about bookbinding and book arts to you!
