The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-03
; STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTEINwAY & Sons have been decreed the su-
preme recompense, viz TWO MEDALS OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS or MERIT, being
the highest honors besiOn ed up
on any Piano exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
ton, no other plano exhibitor having received
a similar extraordinary recoenltton, and only
to the Steinway Pianos has been accorded
"the Highest degree II excellence in all their
Styles" by the unanimous verd CT OF the Judges
as shown by the following official report on the
STRINwAY exhibit in the Main building, VIZ.
''lhe Undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STE1SwAY Sons, respectfully recommend the
same 10 the United sta eS Centennial Commits
sion for yard Or the following reasons viz.
"For greatest concert capacity an Grand Pianos,
styles Of pianos tz-iargsst roiunc purity and dN-
rd i'm Of tone, and extraordinary carrying capacity
uth precision, and durability Of nechdnisn; also,
,lovel disposition Of The strings and construction and
bracing Of The metal frame"
Improvements applied by sTEISwAY SONS
/. A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN THE
FORM or FAN, placing the bass Strings
across the steel strings, and materially elon-
eating the sound board bridges by movif z them
nearer TO the center OF the sound-board itself.
thus Sc ting greater portions or the latter into
Migratory action, and so producing greatly In
creased volume OF sound.
IL. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1871, brings
into action those portions OF the striugs which
here tofore lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing the tchtess plidbihty and singing
quality as well as the car ytng capacity OIL the
tone, especially OF the upper notes.
Ill. IUPOLA III ETAL FRAME, patented IN
1872 and 1915, with its new system Of a cross bar
and bracings, giving absolute safety against
the pull of The strings, and increasing the ca
pacity TO stand In tune. \ he space gained by
the use OF the Capo d'Astro bar, permits the
use OF more heavily felted hammers, whereby
pure, rich quality OF tone Is retained much
W. A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
| BOARD, with It's system OF compression las
shown in the patents OF 1866, 1869 and 1872, pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sOund-Doard,
which Is the natural result of its constant con-
cussion, caused by the strokes OF the hammers
against the strings, and by atmospheric infu-
4 METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
| (patented In 1865 ID 1879, being entirely i'm
pervlOu, TO atmos pneric influences, commune
tlon with the new system OF escapemenI, re-
sulting In unerrtng precision, pouer, and dehcdcg
Of touch and durability.
1870 extends the capacity of the plano for the
production OF new musical eft cts, by enabling
the performer at pleasure,to proong the SOUND
OF single note or group or notes, leaving both
hands 10 strike other notes is Of simple con-
structiOn, not liable TO get out OF order and It's
use easily acquired
signature OF the Judge: II. X. OLIVER.
Approval OF Group Judges
SCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
Il. LEvAS-FUR,
J.E. HILGARD,
SIR MILAN THOMSON,
JAMES G. WATSON,
i ED. FAVRE BENFT,
+. A. z. BARNARD.
A. r. GosHoRS, Director General.
tSEALl j. X HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. X BOTELER, Secretary pro tenn.
The additional mccall for the STslNwAY ex-
hibit in Machinery h III was AVA ded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
ing official report by the same judges
| ''STEINWAY & SONS exhibit in Machinery
Hail. samples of METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES Grand, square a"d uprlgnt Pla" os
also samples OF their PATENT Me AILIo TUBULAR
rs----- .s--os's, 81 PvSaurrd At TIT If tOunury
and metal works at Astoria Long Island.
''rr ese articles OF composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship ond finish and
the greatest tlrmness and uuitormi' y Of metal
structure, q steel-like and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding 5000 los. per
square centimeter. as demonstrated BY actual
tests. The full metal frames OF cupola shape,
possess an unequalled degree OF resistance, per-
hitting vastly increased tension OF strings
without the slightest danger OF nreak or crack
In aid metal frames, thereby considerably in
credsing the uibrdtory porer and augmenting the
lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
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