The Faber Music Manuscript Book, 240 page A5, 12-stave: for Composers and Songwriters: Songwriting Book, Blank Music Sheet Book, Manuscript Paper, Music Paper Notebook (Faber Edition)

Good size to carry and professional staff size too

I have been looking for a book like this for so long, something that I can transcribe my real charts into. It is the perfect size for transportation, quite hardy too with relatively thick pages and excellent quality paper. I’ve read lots of complaints about the stave size, but I think those reviewers are missing the point. It is an A5 book with 12 systems per page - I fail to see how one could expect the staves to be any larger under the circumstances. It has a really useful ribbon for keeping pages and I know having used it for only a few weeks it is, it’s going to be really quite perfect for me. My only query is whether anyone knows of any kind of leather binder that one could purchase to put round this just to keep it in good condition. All in all, brilliant

A very portable book and I like that it can be carried in my bag.

This is a seriously good manuscript book. At first I didn't want to spoil it, but now I've started to use it, I'm on a roll! There are a lot of pages to keep me going for a while (double sided too!) and a handy little loop to hold my pencil. The paper feels nice and is thick enough that if I write in pen, I don't think it's going to show through to the other side. What I particularly like about it (compared to other high end manuscript books out there) is that the staves aren't right up to the edge of the pages, so I can write in instruments and notes down the margins. Also the lines are perfectly clear. Very pleased.

The staves are very small with vey close lines and the paper quality is rather poor. It's somewhat my own fault as it does say 12 staves per page but it didn't cross my mind that if would be so small. If you have neat enough penmanship it will be almost impossible to read and play from without magnification. I brought another A5 manuscript note book for less than half the price and that one is fit for purpose and has better quality paper.