I just got my 3rd music folder and was…
I just got my 3rd music folder and was very disappointed in the quality compared to my first and even my second. The first one was very nice with a leather-like cover, and nice features like a verticals pencil holder on the left side and I used it for about 10 - 15 years until 1918, when I quit for awhile. After COVID, when I rejoined the choir I used the folds for a short while when the center part that holds the rings just broke down the middle; it was a heavy plastic, and I couldn’t use it any more and threw it away. So I ordered my second one, which wasn’t as nice as the first, but had a metal center,mwhich seemed more durable. It the pencil holder was horizontal across the top and very hard to use, which I didn’t like. Also, the “pockets” across the bottom were flimsy and hard to use. Unfortunately, that folder was consumed by the “Altadena” fire that took our entire house last month. So I ordered my third one trying to get one of the same quality as the first, But the folder overall seems much cheaper, more lightweight straps for holding, and the one strap is “adjustable” which is hard to set an accurate tightness and seems much flimsier. It the pencil holder is vertical on the left side, which I made sure would be the case when I ordered it. My main problem is/was that I can’t remember what I paid for the first version, or what it was called. A member of the choir still has her original and when I look at it, it is just substantially better. But, the folder is still better than a plain 3 ring binder. Which reminds me, the original folder had 3 rings, the second and third had to be ordered separately, which I didn’t realize.