Michiganensian. [1900]

LIEi P piano
purchaser
should look
to the
"standing" of the
man or firm that
otfers him a guarantee. All mak- s o
ers and dealers
rive guarantees,
hut will they all
honor them, if demanded? You can
feel safe with the
Kirell, because we
stake our reputation on every
I)iano, and we are
financially responsible for all we guarantee. With each Piano'we give a six year's absolute guaran- GUARANtee against any defects in material or workmanship. TEE,
aWith ordinary usage and good care a good piano may be kept in perfect order for
many years. Indeed, there is scarcely any reasonable limit to the life of a good piano
where proper care is given it. The instrument should be closed when not in use. It
must not be left closed for long periods, but should be opened occasionally and daylight allowed to fall upon the keys, or else the ivory may turn yellow. A piano should
not be placed in a damp room, nor left in a draught of air. Dampness is its most danirerolls enemy, causing the strings and tuning pins to rust, the cloth used in the construction of the keys and action to swell, whereby the mechanism will move sluggishly, CARE OF
or often stick together. This occurs chiefly in the rainy season, and the best pianos PIANOS
made of the most thoroughly seasoned materials are necessarily affected more or less
by dampness, the absorption bein(g rapid. Extreme heat is scarcely less injurious. A
piano should not be placed very near an open fire, or heated stove, or over or close to
hot air furnace registers. Mloths are very destructive to the cloth and felt used in
pianos, and may be avoided by pIlacing a lump of camphor wrapped in soft paper in the
insi(le cover of the piano, care being taken to renew the camphor from time to time.
In cleaning usually all that is required is to dust the case lightly with a piece of cheesecloth. Do not use a
coarse cloth or feather
duster under any circumstances. When necessary
J;O the case may be lightly
sponged with luke-warm
water and a little castile
soap, then rinsed with
clean luke-warm water
and rapidly dried and polished, using a clean piece
of cheese-cloth for this
purpose. Do not attempt
to use any of the numerous "piano polishes" on the
case. It were better when
the case may seem to need
polishing, in the event that
no reliable piano dealer is
I, I Aclose at hand, to apply for
EP advice and assistance to
some competent furniture
dealer.