The chronicle=news., 1913-09-15
.uo IIAHo m CONDITION

EXIBUo HIAN0 N CONDITION.
! Everyone knows that an upright
PIANO should be so placed In room
that the back will not be exposed TO
n draukht. II possible. II SHOULD i'r
further protected BY plscias II
against an inside partition rather
than the outside wall. thereby GIv:IG
III tho protection from sudden cold.
There arc two soasons when the
plano should be tuned-in the early
wintsr about two weeks after the
fires are started aud In the early
spring. about awo weeks after the
fires are discontinued.
The Instruments worst enemies
are dampness. extreme heat and
moths. The firs, two may be avoid
ed BY exereisins ordinary judGmea.
and the third overcome by using ak
nve-ccnt cubes Of eamphor gun.
Wrap these separately In . thin It's
ric paper. then very thin cheese.
cloth. and tie three on the inside Of
the top Of the plano and three on
tho inside Of the base. Care must be
taken to tie these packages to inside
parts that are not Involved In the
pianos action.
ivory keys may he easily kept
With . soft cloth dipped In u mixture
Of ordinary powdered whiting and
alcohol Tho whiting should not be
smcarcd ON the black keys. The small,
amount that may get between the
worries will do no harm and may b.
easily removed with n dry cloth.
The keyboard should be left ex.
posed to the light as much a. consist
ont. In fact. leaving the piano opca
all the time except on sweeping dayA
Will do Il far less harm than keeping
IL tightly closed. The foundation OF
Z plano kcy Is made from pine wood.
which always contains certain
amount OF rosin that would yellow
tho ivories u II were not for the
rather modern method OF PLACING
thin layer Of bass wood between the
pine foundation and the ivory. This
Mcthod accounts for the fact that our
modern keys do not discolor NO much
n the keys of the old fashioned
plano Of our grandmother time.
Il 10 an easy task to mend all sheet
i NNs al he OA ~ h..
sticking tape which may be pur.
chased on spools. The torn sheets
arc laid flat on 4 table. the torn
edges fitted together and the trans
parent tape applied on the face of
the music. Tho notes are clearly
readable through tho tape. The tapc
nay be cut In short lengths II nj
curved form OF tear necessitates Il.
When the music IL worn In the
Creased back. the most satisfactory
method Is to stitch . yer ythin white
muslin binding about onc-quarter Of
an inch wide on the machine with sI
very ionE. loose stitch.
No alcohol should ever be put ON
tho outside caAe. and soap and water
should only be used by an cxperi-
lSnced hand. BY all means. stop at .
piano Dealers and ask him to sell
you = small bottle OF the same polish
he uses to keep the pianos In his
storeroom in condition. Apply very
sparingly with y soft cloth aud rub
off briskiy with q fine cured cham
ois. The cured chamois is a skin
that has been specially prepared by
soaking In oil. II n blue cast forms
On the outside Of the case. you may
risk washing It brisGly with a sof,
sponge. followed Immediately by a
brisk rubbing with the cured
chamois. In this operation only al
small portion OF the surface should
be washed at Il time. It should then
be polished briskly wits the csam-
OILS before washing another section.