Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1917 — Care of Your Piano [ARTICLE]

Care of Your Piano

- - ; v • „ » Like the little girl with the curl en her forehead a piano can be very, very good or —otherwise. The abomination of an instrument that sounds ’ like a huge tinpan is fortunately sold nowadays for firewood. But just a few suggestions please, when the new one to admitted to your home. “7 Carefyl treatment will result in long Jlf ej to the good musical Qualities ol the instrument. It wilj certainly double the pleasure and decimate the Most of these directions are of the don’t variety, but the result proves that next ttf knowing what to do is * the knowledge of what not to do. Here they are: A piano is almost as sensitive to neat and cold as an invalid. It should not be placed too near a f.’re, as the heat draws the wood. "Netther'should it be-near —an- -open window, as on a wet day the damp is apt to rust the keys and wires and take the polish off the case. ' Always keep the-piano closed whefi it is not in use. The keys should be dusted frequently with an old silk handkerchief, and rubbed occasionally with a cloth moistened with methylated spirits. '. ’• •.. ' .VT If they get very yellow, rub with a very little lemon juice and whiting, and remove it with a damp cloth. But be very careful that none of the dust falls between the keys. looking, give it a good polish with a very little furniture cream and polish with a chamois leather. In towns it Is apt to get smoky. To remove this, wipe over with a cloth wrung out of vinegar and water t then polish. Don’t put your piano close to the wall, as it deadens the tone. To keep it in perfect order it should be tuned about every three months. And remember a piano is never heard to the best advantage in a room that is overcrowded with furniture ajjd hung with many draperies.