The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-30
S.c,nway's Victory and LaureIs.

The following Cthclal report OF the
Judges of Awards shows coHcLuSiUeLy
that the HIGHEST HoNoRs in the gift OF
the Centennial authorities were oaan-
,g,ousiy awarded to SteineCay j. Sons.
The report speaks for itself, and an at
tentive perusal and critical comparison
with other published reports is respect
fully solicited.
THE ALL IMPORTANT JUDGES REPORT.
The undersigned, having examined
the Grand, Square and Upright pianos
exhibited by STEINwAY " Sons, respect
ally recommend the same to the United
ates Centennial Commission Tor award
the following reasons, VIZ:
For the greatest concert capacity IA
Grand pianoS as also highest dcgree Of
ecceiieace IN all Hetr styles Of pianos, ris.
--iargest col,me, purity ana duration Of
tone, AMI extraordinary c0rryIHg capacity
,clth precision, and Gurabthty Of mech,-
anlsn.: also, noceL disposition Of the
strltgs and construction, and 6ractng Of
tie metpi frame.
Improvements applied by STEINwAY
IL SONs were the following:
|, A DISPOSITION OF STRINGS
IN THE FORM OF A FAN, placing
the bass string across the steel strings,
and materially elongating the sound
board bridges by moving them nearer
to the centre OF the Sound board itself,
thus setting greater portions OF the latter
into vibratory action, aud so producing
II greatly increased volume of sound.
II. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented
in 1872, brings into action those portions
of the strings which heretofore lay dor
mant and inactive, thereby Increasing
the rirhnc&s, piiabii,ty and Singing quality
as well as he carrying capacity of TIE
tone, especially OF the upper notes.
III. \ CUPOLA METAL FRAME,
patented in 1872 and 1876 with its new
system of a cross-bar and bracings, Civ.
ing aJSoIutc safety against the pull oil the
strings, and increasing the capacity to
stand in tune The space gained by the
use OF the CGpo d'Astro bar, permits the
use OF more heavily ieIted hammers,
whereby d pure rich quality of tone is
retained much longer than heretofore.
". A CONSTRUCTION OF THE
SOUND BOARD, with its system OF
compression lis shown in the patents OF
1866. 1869 and 1872, preventing that re-
taxation of the Sound-bOard when Is the
natural result OF its constant conclusion,
caused BIZ the strokes OF the hammers
sgsinst the strings. aud by atmospheric
influences.
Y. A METALLIC TUBULAR
FRAME ACTION patented IN 1868
and 1871. being entirely impervious to
atmos pheric influences, in conjunction
with the new system of sescapement, re-
sulling in ,olerring precision, Pot0er ana
dsiiracy Of touch, amt dUrabillty.
VI. "A TONE SUSTAINING PED
AL patented 1874 extends the capacity
of the piano for the production OF new
musical effects, by enabling the perform
or. at pleasure, to prolong the sound OF
single note or group of notes, leaving
both hands free to strike other notes; Is
OF simple construction. not liable to get
ont of order. and It's use easily acquired.
STEINWAY Il SONS exhibit in
Machinery Haip samples of METAL
PARTS and HARDWARE, and FULL NJ ET'
AL FRAMES of Grand, Square and Up
right Pianos: also samples of their PAT
rSr METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACT,
IONS, all produced at thei' foundry and
metal works at Astoria Long Island.
These articles of composite metal show
the hlg6cst perfection Of 1i'HSh and arork
mqns6iD and the greatest tirmneSs and
uniformity of metal structure, q steel-Iike
and sounding quality with tensile
strength exceeding 5000 lbs, per square
centimetre, as demonstrated by actual
tests. The full metal frames of cupoa
shape. possess an mleqadlLed degree of re,
istance, permitting vastly increased
tension of strings without the slghtes,
danger of break or crack in said meta
frames. thereby considerably increasing
ra5ratoyy po,csr, and aUg'ac"tt"g the last
ina Qualities Of their instruments.
Signature of the judge:
H .OLIVER.
Approval Of Group Judges:
J. SCuIEpMAYER, 2. +. kUPKA,
Gro. f. BRIsrow, SIR WIN. THOMPSON
Josrru HENRY, JAS. G. WATSON,
+ Iry,ssgUR, ED. FAvRE PENET,
Ia HuGARD. F. \. 2. BARNARD.