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PIANO AND MANTEL DRAPERIES
The fabric decoration of pianos presents difficulties peculiar to itself, and the effort to combine beauty with common-sense utility has resulted in many pretty treatments, a few of which we illustrate. One of the first problems in the treatment of an upright piano is to securely and neatly attach the drapery to the instrument without in anywise interfering with its use or marring its finish.
For most treatments a board the shape of the top of the instrument, covered with a neutral-tinted fabric and lined beneath with felt or canton flannel, will be found to be an easy and practical method of protecting the top of the instrument, at the same time affording a solid place for the attachment of the drapery.
When covering the under side be careful not to leave any tack heads projecting; either sink them into the fabric below the surface, or at the four corners, and centre tack a small wad of felt about an inch in diameter, and drive the tack in so that the felt is forced upward around the head of the tack.
If the board should be inclined to teeter or rock, thicken the wads at the loose corners until it lies perfectly flat and solid.