The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-12
Important and Valuable Improvement
In Unright Pinm0A-stcinlynN.N 81 sinms.

in Upright PinnOs-steinVyoy ~ SOms.
Eras in piano-forte manufacture are now
marked by months instead of years improve
ment ueading on the heel OF Improvement. We
deem 1t our editorial duty 70 keep our readers
informed ot every important Improvement in
the musical world, and the latest invention
of Steinway d Soils Is of such novelty, aud
value that we gladly record the result OF our
examination.
The first point of importance was the intro
duc'ion oil the double iron frame, which is the
vital strength of the fabric, aud sustains the
whole strain OF the strings, imputug capacity
of standing III tune hitherto unknown, TO such
an extraordinary degree rarely met with even
in the best Grand and Square Pianos, Between
the front and back iron frame the sounding
board is inserted, and supported by a simple
apparatus (Patent Resonator) comprising the
soundmg-board, which, while isolating it IRON
the iron frame, regulates the tension of the
soundingbOard with the greatest nicely, giving
full play 10 its increased vibration and placing
1t forever under control. For this important
Improvement Letters Patent were granted to
William SteinWay, June 5, 1866, and the result
Is wonderfully increased power and purity of
tone through the entire scale of the instruments,
placing them above the best square pianos in
refinement, sympathy, aud volume OF tone, and
almost equal to the grands IN point of power,
The extraordinary success OF the Patent Re.
senator IN upright pianos caused Messrs.
Steinway to apply the Improvement to their
grand pianos with equally happy results.
At the Paris exposition in 1867, these newly
improved Grand and Upright Pianos caused
the greatest wonder and excitement in musical
circles, and, as win be remembered, Messrs.
Stenway were awarded the First of the Grand
Gold Medals of Honor 1t may noe be out of
place to quote the language of the official
Report OF the International Jury published by
the Imperial Commission a ieW months sinCe),
IN comparing the relative merits of the pianos of
the two great American cXhibltors:-
''The pianos of Messrs. steinway & Sons are
equally endowed with the splendid sorority of
their competitor; they also possess that Selling
largeness and volume of tone, hitherto unknown,
which I'LL the greatest space. Brilliant in the
treble, singing in the middle, and formidable in
the base, this sorority acts with. irresistible
power on the organs OF hearing. In regard to
expression, delicate shading, variety of acceu-
tuation, the instruments of Messrs. Steinway
have over those OF their American competitor
an advantage which cannot be contested. The
blow OF the hammer Is heard much less, and the
pianist feels urder his hands an action plant
and easy, which permits him at will TO be pow
eltul or light, voulnent and graceful These
pianos are NJ the same time the instrument of
the yiItuOsO who wishes TO aStonish by the ecat
of his executions and of the artist who applies
his talenttO the music OF thought aud sentiment
bequeathed 20 us by the illustriOus masters-in
one word they are at the same time the pianos for
the Concert-rOOm and the parlor, possessing an
uneXCeptionable souOTity.p
But to return to the very latest improvement
which Messrs. Stemway have Introduced III
their Upright Pianos, viz: their Patent Tubu.
lar Metallic Action Frame" for which Letters
Patent were granted to Theodore StenWay, in
July OF TINS year. The result OF tins invention
Is the perfecting fot an action of such mathe-
matical precision that it can be placed III any
upright piano of the same style made by this
firm, working as perfectly as if it had been
specially made for it. In fact, the actions can
be changed from ore 10 another, or in case of
an accident to one of them in any part OF the
world, perfect action can at once be forwarded
TO supply its place, the whole machinery ofinsert-
ing the action being the placing of it in four
metal sockets, and turning the four screws
which secure the action directly to the iron
frame, all of which child could do with ease
opC c"'ntU.
The action is a. compact and Interchangeable as
the iron fame itself; tor where in other instru-
ments the whole mechanism rests upon wooden
bars, which are liable to atmospheric influences
this is sustained by Followed brass tubes. filed
with wood, which are of immense strength,
and cannot be injured or affected. The compact
solidity of the construction produces CORES
ponding fImness and precision in the action
itself, together with rare prOmptness of the
hampers, placing at the disposal of the PLAYER
an action in every respect equal TO that of the
best Concert Grand.
In conclusion, we find that the report Of the
Jury of the Paris Exhibition is fully sustained
by the scientific bodies of Europe, the ROYAL
Academies Of Berlin, Prussia, and Stockholm
Sweden, having created two of the brothers
Theodore and William SteinWay, Honorary
Members, for their valuable inventions and
numerous mprovements.-N, Y Tribune.