The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-23
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTEINwAY SONS have been decreed the su.
pl enc recOmpense, viz : TWO MEDALo OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS or MEIuT, being
incontestably the highest honors bes, lowed up
on any Plano exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
ton, no other plano exhibitor having received
a similar extraordinary recognition, and only
TO the Steiuway Pianos has been accorded
1.-THE Highest degree Uf excellence in all their
styles" by the unanimous verdict Of the Judges
as shown by the following official report on the
STBIEwAY exhibit in the Main building, viz.
he undersigned, having examiLed tho
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STEINwAY d Sons, respectfully recommend the
same to the Uni ed Stafes Centennial Commits
sion for ward or the following reasons. viz.
"For greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pianos,
styles f pianos, iz-ldrgsst Uolume purity and dtt
rd ion Of tone, and extraordinary carrying capacity
Nth precision, and durability Of mechanism; also,
brGcing Cf The metal frame"
improvements applied by STEISwAY & sons
I. A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN THE
FORM OF FAN, placing the bass strings
across the steel strings, and materially elon-
! eating the sound board bridges by moving them
nearer TO the center OF the sound-board ITSELF
thus SO ting greater portions or the latter into
vibratory action, and so producing greatly in
creased volume OF sound.
| IL. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1917, brings
into action those portions OF the strings which
heretofore lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing the tchness, ptidbiiity and singing
quality as well as the car Jtng capacity oil the
tone, especially of the upper notes.
Ill. CUGOLh M hIAl1 FRAME, patented In
1872 and 1878, with its new System Of 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
! ". A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
| BOARD, with It's system OF compression las
shown In the patents OF lsG6, 1869 and 1879, pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sOund-Doard,
which is the natural result OF its constant con-
| cussion, caused by the strokes or the hammers
against the strings, and by atmospheric infu-
1 ences
v A metallic TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
/ (patented In ls6S AID 1879, being entirely i'm
| perviou, to atmospheric influences, f. conJunc-
tioa with tue new system OF escapement, re-
sulting in unerring precision, poner, and dehcdev
| Of touch and durability.
1870 extends the capacity OF the piano for the
production OF new musical effects, by enabling
the performer at pleasure,to prolong the sound
| OF single note or group OF notes. leaving both
hands TO strike other notes. Is OF simple con-
struction, not liable to get out OF order and its
use easily acquired.
Signature OF the judge Elk. OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges:
j. sCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSToW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
! Il. LEVAS SEUR,
j. L. blizzard,
Sir nj a fG[hAA THOMSON,
JAMES Z. WATSUN,
ED. FAVRE BENhT,
4. A. u. BARNARD.
A. T. GOsHoRN, Director General.
tSEALl j. r. HAwLBY, President.
Attest: ALEX. r BoTELER, Secretary pro tenn.
The additional mccall for the sTgiNwAY ex-
hibit in Machinery hall was AWARDED by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
Ing onaSIsi report by the same judges:
"SrEINWAY q SONS exhibit In Machinery
nalr samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
| FRAMES Grand, square AID Upright Piatos I:
also samples or their PATENT METALLIC TUBULAR
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced ut their foundry
ana metal works at Astoria. Long Island.
"Ti ese articles of composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship ond finish and
the greatest tirmness and uuitormiiy OF metal
structure, a steel-like and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding 8, 400 los. per
| square centlmeter, as demonstrated by actual
| tests. The full metal frames or cupola shape
possess an unequdlied degree OF resistaI %, per-
| mlttlng vastly Increased tension OF strings
| without the slightest danger OF break or crack
In aid metal frames, thereby considerably in
eredsing the uibrdtory poieer and dugrnentinO the
lasting qualities or their instruments"
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