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

sTEINwAY & Som have been decreed the su-
pieme recUmpense, VIZ : MEDALS OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMASOF MEhlT, being
incontestably the highest honors bestoN ed up
on any Piano exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
ton, no other plano exhibitor having received
a similar extraordinary recos milton, and only
to the Steiuway Pianos has been accorded
"tne Highest degree II excellence In all their
Styles" by the unanimous verdi Ct OF the judges
as shown Dy the following official report on the
STBIHwAY exhibit in the Main building, viz.
"Ihe undersigned, having eXamiIed the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STEiNwAY q Sons, respectfully recommend the
same TO the United sta ea Centennial Commits
sion for Z v ard Or the following reasons viz.
"F0r greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pianos,
as also highest degree Of e~rcetence in all their
styles n pianos, 3z-idrgest Uoiupte. purity and du-
rd ion Of tone, and extraordinary carrying capacity
Nth precision, aud o~urdbillty Of mechanism also,
novel disposition Of The strings and construction, and
brdcing " The metal Frame"
Improvements applied by sTEISwAY & CONS
i. A DISPOSITION OF THE sTRINGsINTHE
FORM OF A FAN, placing the bass Strings
across the steer strlbgs, and materially elon-
eating the sound board bridges by moving them
nearer TO tue center or the sound board itself,
thus Sc ting greater portions or the latter into
Migratory action, and SO producing u greatly in
creased volume OF sound.
II. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1879, brings
into action those portions OF the strings which
heretofore lay dormant and inactive, thereby
Increasing the ichness, pltdbiiity and singing
quality as we'll as the car ying capacity oil the
tone, especially Of the upper NOTES.
III. LUPOLA bTAL FRAME, patented In
1872 and $50, with its new System OF a CrUss.bar
and braclngs, giving absolute safety against
the pull OF The strings, and increasing the ca
pacity TO stand In tune. The space gained by
the use OF the Capo d'Astro bur, permits the
use of more heavily felted hammers, whereby a
pure, rich qualify or tone Is retained much
". A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with It's system OF compression las
shown in the patents OF 1860, 1869 and 1879, pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sOund-Doard,
which Is the natural result OF its constant con-
cusslon, caused BY the strokes OF the hammers
against the strings, and by atmospheric infu-
V A metallic TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
(patented in 1865 a ID 1879, being entirely I'M
pervlou, TO spneric influences, 1 c%onJunc-
ton with the new system OF escapement, re-
sulting in Vnerring precision, pOteer, and deticaey
vi. TUNE-sUoT4iNING PEDAL (patented
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 q single note or group or 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 or the Judge: Il. X. OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges:
j. sCBIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSTOW,
JOSEF HENRY,
K. LEVASSEUR,
j. K. HILGARD,
SIR WILLIAM THOMSON,
JAMES Y. MAISON,
ED. FAVRE BENET,
F.A. 4. BARNARD.
A. I. GoSHoRN, Director General
tSEAL1 j. X. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. X BoTELBR, Secretary pro tenn.
che additional medal for the STRlNwAY ex-
hibit in Machinery hall was awarded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
Ing official report by the same Judges:
ISL ElNWAY & SONS exhibit In Machinery
HALF ssmples OF METAL PART and FULL METAL
FRAMES OF Grand, square AID Upright Piauos (;
ais samples OF their PATENT MEIALLIC TUBULAR
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced at tn, ir ruundry
and metal works at Astoria. Long Island.
SET ese articles OF composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship ond finish and
The greatest nrmness ana uhiiormi' y OF metal
structure, a steel-like and sounding quality
with a tensile strength exceeding $500 los. per
square centimeter, as demonstrated by actual
tests. The full metal frames OF cupola shape,
possess an unequdlled degree OF resistance, per-
hitting a vastly Increased tension OF strings
without the slightest danger of break or crack
In laid metal frames, thereby considerably in
crtdstng the MIGRATORY p0uer and dugmenting the
lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
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