University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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ACTION REGULATING DEPARTMENT. FLOOR NoJ. BUILDING ANNEX. THE piano purchaser should look to the standing of the man or firm that offers him a guar- antee. All mak- ers and dealers give guarantees, but will they all honor them, if de- manded? You can feel safe with the Krell, because we stake our reputa- tion on every piano, and we are financially re- sponsible for all we guarantee. With each Piano we give a six year ' s absolute guaran- tee against any defects in material or workmanship. With 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 day- light 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 dan- gerous enemy, causing the strings and tuning pins to rust, the cloth used in the con- struction of the keys and action to swell, whereby the mechanism will move sluggishly, or often stick together. This occurs chiefly in the rainy season, and the best pianos made of the most thoroughly seasoned materials are necessarily affected more or less by dampness, the absorption being 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. Moths are very destructive to the cloth and felt used in pianos, and may be avoided by placing a lump of camphor wrapped in soft paper in the inside 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 cheese- cloth. Do GUARAN- TEE, CARE OF PIANOS. CASE fin is KING DEPARTMENT. SOUTHSIDE tt fi-OOR No.i BUILDING. 45M65 no t use a coarse cloth or feather duster under any circum- stances. When necessary 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 pol- ished, using a clean piece of cheese-cloth for this purpose. Do not attempt to use any of the numer- ous ' ' 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 close at hand, to apply for advice and assistance to some competent furniture dealer.

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KRELL GRANDS. Continued. ENDUR- ANCE through the sounding board at numerous places, break or hem the waves of vibration, and they are, in consequence, very in- jurious to the resonance power of the sounding board. Further, we are the only manufacturers using the balsam fir wood for sounding boards, the valu- able qualities of which were re-discovered by Al- bert Krell in the year 1884, and which is now success- fully used by all the lead- ing violin makers for constructing their very beat instruments. Then again, we have another very marked improvement in the construction of our bass bridges, the theory of which is the same as the theory used in the construction of the violin bridge; take for example a violin, and in place of the scroll bridge put a solid block of wood, then it will be found that the sound has been deadened. Now instead of using a solid bass bridge, like other manufacturers do, we perforate ours, and thereby secure the same benefit that is given by the scroll-bridge on a violin. Last but not least, is our metal pedal action, which cannot squeak or stick, as do the wooden pedal actions of other makers. This surely should be a source of satisfac- tion to all performers as they cannot be annoyed by the constant squeaking or the sticking of the pedals. V A careful perusal of the foregoing facts concerning the manufacture of Krell Pianos should leave no doubt of their endurance. We offer them on their merits alone, and not upon any purchased reputation. Give the Krell a trial and you will join in the universal verdict that it is the Acme of the Piano Maker ' s Art. ' '

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Uhe Jfrell Company ir$ J Has been Awarded Diploma. REMARKS ON TUN- ING. HOME OF KRELL PIANOS. WHERE KRELL PIANOS ARE SOLD World ' s Columbian exposition, Chicago. i8 93 . ANY piano will occasionally get out of tune on account of the stretching or con- tracting ' of the wire strings. Before sending pianos from the factory they are tuned from eight to ten times, so that the strings will become thoroughly settled. Yet during the first year, after the piano is in the home, it should be regularly tuned at least two or three times, as the atmosphere in a private house is generally very different from that of a warm factory, and any change of temperature, especially if sudden, will put the piano more or less out of tune. After a year ' s proper tuning, a good piano will not require tuning more than once or twice a year, provided care is taken that the temperature of the room is kept as uniform as possible, or at least that no sudden change from heat to cold, or vice versa takes place. K W W W Seven separate and distinct buildings, bounded by Ninth, Harriet and Richmond Streets, Cincinnati, Ohio, constitute the factories of The Krell Piano Co. These build- ings cover a space of 190x240 feet. They are light, airy and commodious, and are fitted with every approved modern appliance known to the Piano Maker ' s Art. Kvery con- venience necessary to the comfort of the several hundred skilled workmen to whom constant employment is given, is supplied. The plant has a capacity for turning out one hundred and twenty-five finished pianos each week, and as an indication of the su- perior merit and growing popularity of the Krell Piano, we have merely to mention the fact that it is necessary to run the factory at its full capacity, and frequently to run over time. Enlargement of facilities for manufacturing, notwithstanding the Krell factory is now one of tne most extensive, as well as one of the most celebrated estab- lishments of its kind in the world, is one of the problems to be solved in the near future. With the precedence already gained and the advantage of unlimited resources at hand, the outlook for the Krell Piano Co., could hardly be more flattering. w w w w The Krell Piano Co. is represented by only one leading dealer in every large city. If not represented in your city, write direct to the Home Office, and your communica- tion will receive prompt attention. When desired, the most liberal arrangements are made as to payments, and terms are given that will be satisfactory to purchasers no matter where located. Persons contemplating the purchase of a piano who do not investigate the merits of the Krell before buying will be doing themselves an injustice. THE KRELL PIANO COMPANY, Ninth, Harriet and Richmond Sts.. CINCINNATI, O., U. S. A.