The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-13
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTEINwAY g. Sons have been decreed the SUI
pi enc recompense, VIZ TWO MEDALS OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS or MERIT, being
lncontestably the highest honors best owed up
on any Piano exhibit at the Centennial cxhlOl-
tion no other plano exhibitor having received
q similar extraordinary recognition, and only
to the Stelnway Pianos has been accorded
1.-THE Highest degree Of excellence In all their
Styles" by the unanimous verdict OF the judges
as shown Dy the following official report on the
STEISwAY exhibit in the Main building, VIZ.
81 he undersigned, having examined the
Grand, square and Uprlght pianos tXnlblted py
STEINwAY Sons, respectfully recommend the
same to the United states Centennial Commits
sion for T ward or the following reasons. viz.
"For greatest concert capacity an Grand Pianos,
as also highest degree Of e1ceilenee in all their
styles ofpidnos, z-ldrgest Uouple, purity aud dt-
"a ion Of tone, aud extraordinary carrying capacity
Nth precision, aud durability Of mechanism; also,
oret disposition qf ne strings and eonstrictiondnd
brGcing # The metal frame"
Improvements appned by srEiSwAY SONS
l. A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN THE
FORM OF A FAN, placing the bass strings
eating the sound board bridges by moving them
nearer to the center or the sound-board Itself,
thus sc ting greater portions OF the latter into
Migratory action, and so producing 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, plidGitty and singing
quality as well as the car Ling capacity oil the
tone, especially OF the upper notes.
| Ill. ACUPOLA METAL FRAME, patented in
1872 and 1875, with It's 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
| longer than heretofore,
W A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
| BOARD, vita its system OF compression las
shown in the patents OF ls66 1869 and 1879, pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sound-board,
which Is the natural result OF It's constant con-
cd ~ Ia rpg
against the strings, and by atmospheric in1u-
ences. =. ,,,,,,.,
(patented In 1868 a I'd 1919, being entirely I'M
pervlou4 to atmos pneric Influences, Il con1unc-
ton with the new system OF escapemenl, re-
sulting in unerring precision poieer, and deItcdev
Vi. a TUNE-sUsT4iNING PEDAL tpatented
1919 extends the capacity OF the piano for the
production OF new musical Effects by enabling
the performer at pleasure, TO pTolong the sound
OF asingle note or group OF notes. leaving Doth
hands TO strike other notes Is OF simple con-
structlon, not liable TO get out or order and It's
| use easily acquired.
signature OF the Judge: II. X, OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges:
sCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSToW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
X. LEVAS skUR,
J.E. blizzard,
s s. + a fLth4a THOMSON,
JAMES c. WATSON,
ED. FAvRE BENkT,
, +. A. p. BARNARD.
A. II GosHORN Director General.
| TSEALl j. X. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. X B0TELER, Secretary pro tens.
The additional medal for the STBlEwAY ex-
hibit in Machinery hall was awarded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
ing official report by the same judges:
"STEINWAY d SONS exhibit in Machinery
Hall samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES Grand, square ID Upright Pianos
also samples OF tneir PATENT MET ALLIC TUBULAR
FRAME ACTIONS all produced at thu lr foundry
and metal works at Astoria. Long Island.
ct ese articles OF composite metal show the
/ highest perfection Of workmanship and tnfsh and
the greatest trmness and uuiiormi OF metal
structure, a sleel-like and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding $500 los per
, square centimeter, as demonstrated bv actual
tests. The full metal frames or cupola shape,
possess an unequalled degree OF resistance, per-
hitting vastly Increased tension or strings
without the slightest danger OF break or crack
in said metal frames, thereby considerably in
credsing the ribrdtorg potrer and Gugmenting the
lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
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