The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-08
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

STBINwAY SONS have been decreed the su.
pieme recompense, viz TWO MEDALS OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS or MERIT being
incontestably the highest honors Bestowed up
on any Plano exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
ton, no other plano exhibitor having ieceived
a similar extraordinary recos milton, and only
TO the Steiuway Pianos has been accorded
1.-THE Highest degree II excellence in all their
Styles" by the unanimous verdict of the judges
as shown Dy the following official report on the
STEIgwAY exhibit in the Main building, viz.
he undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and Upright ulanos exhibited by
STE1NwAY SONS, respectfully recommend the
same TO the United sta eS Centennial Commits
sion for ward Or the following reasons viz:
"For greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pianos,
as also highest degree Of excellence in all their
styles Of pianos, iz-targsst rolume purity and du-
rd ion Of tone, and extraordinary carrying capacity
wih precision, ant trdbiiity Of mechanism also,
noUel disposition ofthe strings and construction and
brdcing " The metal Frame"
improvements applied by srElSwAY SONS
/. A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN THE
| FORM or FAN, placing the bass strings
eating the sound. board bridges BY moviLg them
nearer to the center or the sound board itself,
thus Sc ting greater portions OF the latter into
VIBRATOR action, and SO producing or, atty in
II. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented In 1879, brings
into action those portions OF the strings which
herr tofore lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing The, ichness, pttdbitty and singing
| tone, especially OF the upper notes
Ill. AtUPOLA METAL FRAME, patented In
1872 and 1915, with its new system OF a cross bar
and braclngs, giving absolute safety against
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
longer than heTej ofore
". A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
| BOARD, with It's system OF compression las
shown In the patents OF 1850, 1869 and 1879, pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sUund-Doard,
which Is the natural result OF its constant con-
cd IN OF flyADn M Nhn IA MN
against the strings, and by atmospheric infiu-
ences.
v a METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
(patented In 1865 a ID 1919, being entirely i'm
pervlou, TO atmospheric influences 1 conJunc-
ton with the new system OF escapemenG, re-
sulting In unerring precision pouer, and de9feaeI
vi. A TUNE-sUsTAiNING PEDAL (patented
1870 extends the capacity Of the plano for tho
production OF new musical effects, by enabling
the performer at pleasure, to prolong the sound
OF single note or group OF notes, leaving both
struction, not liable TO get out OF order and its
use easily acquired
Signature OF the Judge: Il. X, OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges:
J.SCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. F. BRlSrOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
K. LEvAS SEUR,
J. L. blizzard,
SIR lillian THOMSON,
JAMES G. WATSON,
ED. FAVRE BRNET,
+, A. Z. BARNARD.
A. T. GosHORH, Director General
tSEALl j. II. HAwLBY, President.
Attest: ALEX. II. BoTELRR, Secretary pro TEN.
The additional medal for the sTgiEwAY ex-
hibit In Machinery hall was awarded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
ing official report by the same judges:
''STElNWAY & SONS exhibit in Machinery
Hail. samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES OF Grand, square AID Upright Pianos /;
als0 samples OF tueir PATENT METALLIC TUBULAR
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced vt their foundry
and metal works at Astoria. Long Island.
'rl ese articles OF composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship ond finish and
the greatest flrmness and uuiformuy OF metal
structure, a steel-like and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding 5000 los. per
square centimeter, as demonstrated by actual
tests. The full metal frames or cupola shape,
possess an unequdlled degree OF resistance, per-
hitting vastly increased tension OF strings
without the slightest danger OF break or crack
In sald metal frames, thereby considerably in
credsing the ribratory poieer and augmentino the
lasting qualities OF their INSTRUMENTS
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