The glass ribbon 10 has a first glass ribbon portion 12 and a second glass ribbon portion 22 separated from each other by a gap 40 and a spool connecting the second glass ribbon portion to the first glass ribbon portion. And a rice joint 30. The splice joint includes a splice member 31 having a Young's modulus and a cross-sectional area such that when the force of 20 kg is applied, the splice member provides an elongation of RTI ID = 0.0 20%. The filler material 80 is disposed in the gap. Also disclosed is a method of splicing a glass ribbon and preparing a coated glass ribbon for splicing. One embodiment of a method of splicing a glass ribbon includes attaching a tape 70 to a glass ribbon and cutting the glass ribbon with the tape to create a free end in the glass ribbon. Before cutting the glass ribbon, break lines 75 and 77 are formed in the glass ribbon, and the tape is arranged across the broken line. In preparing the coated glass ribbon, each separate tape member need not be applied before creating a broken line or cutting the glass ribbon.
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