Time was when music came only on sheets of paper, but now it comes on cylinders, on disks of three or four standard diameters, on rolls of paper, and on thin metal, so that the fitting up of the interior of the present design for a music cabinet must be left to the individual need. If for phonograph records, due consideration should be given to the relative number of ten or twelve-inch records on hand. If for written music, do not overlook the opera scores and large volumes of standard compositions. And with the rolls for piano-players the difference due to eighty-eight or sixty-six-note rolls must not be forgotten; and the shelf spaces must be varied so as to separate the smaller boxes from the larger ones.

For the sides select two pieces as nicely grained as possible, and spare no pains to have the curves around the feet just as perfect as you can get them. This is the main decorative feature of the cabinet and the lines should be brought out clearly and with a good sharp edge. The top will require no special attention other than to have the end wood smooth and square. Likewise make ready the bottom, and then provide some thin pieces to fill in the back. Provision may be made for attaching these latter by cornering-out the rear edges of the sides, top and bottom, for about a half-inch, so that they may be set in flush and nailed thereto. Next assemble the pieces. Provide about three wooden dowels for each connection and set up with glue, reenforcing it with a few nails set in from the inside so as to be invisible. After making sure that the structure is held square by means of a pair of light strips across the back, clamp firmly until the glue sets. (In gluing end wood always apply a preliminary coat as a filler.) The back is now in order, after which the strip across the front and guides for the drawer can be placed, and the drawer itself fitted. The details of making a drawer can hardly be given here, and in any case they can best be learned from actual inspection. The door now remains. A regular paneled one may be provided, or the plain one illustrated may be used. Such a door is relieved by trimming it with long imitation strap hinges in brass or copper, which the worker may cut from the sheet metal purchased from any arts-and-crafts supply house.