The Coloured Piano

Southland Times, Issue 20641, 13 November 1928, Page 13

The Coloured Piano

(From Our Correspondent.) London. The piano is usually the dominant feature in a sitting-room, if only for the reason that it is the largest piece of furniture there. Whilst we value it as an instrument, strict truth demands that we admit that its large black or brown bulk does not real’ * harmonize with the rest of the surroundings. It is different in a music room, where the piano is the only item beyond divans and lounges. It is to meet this state of affairs and to make possible the harmonious accord between the piano and the rest of the decorations, that a well-known firm of musical instrument manufacturers have introduced the coloured piano. The instruments are their ordinary models, only the casework is different, and in each order that is specially coloured to the customer’s own requirements. All that is necessary is to take along a cover fabric and the piano case will be coloured to match exactly. The cost is no more than that of an ordinary model in stock, and it has this advantage over the polished woods that no liquids spilled upon it, leave any stain or mark. Given ordinary care these coloured cases last indefinitely. The piano stool is decorated to match the piano. This introduces a new era in home decoration, for the coloured piano brightens the home in more ways than one, and distinctly adds to the cheerfulness of the sitting-room.