New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-24

mt once apparent The very fact chat the Messrs Knabe
* Co. found it necessary ~ appeal to the Centennial
Commission get their report bostered up by the in
sert1n Of the words FOX ricnoss and singing quality
ii tonc which the judges never gave them is Of tse!
conclusive evidence that Mo.srs. Knabe knew and felt
that the Judges did not pronounce the knabe pianos to
he the opponents of tho art OF pano-making and
niliy entitled to the leading position"
Our firm has never found Messrs Knabe x Co. very
formidable COMPETITORS hence regarded theIr cOntro.
yersy with Mr. Suro, the Seinway agent n Baltimore,
as one OF the sluabbles carried in var
obs cities By rival pianohoues Mr. Otto Sutro, who
naturally had to bear the b.Int Of these msstatements
made by the Mrs,rs. Knabe * Co, after engaging in
newspaper controversy with them aud seeing that they
persisted in their questionable conduct brought SUIT
AGAINST them TO restrain them from publishing their
connection of the JUDGES award s given aboycl and To
conne them tAo actual wording OF the Official report
really obtained by them.
MI sutro was properly Of the opinion that the Knaba
award by itself could in way compare with that
granted to Mcssrs Steiuway & Sons.
Although naturally sharing Mr. sutros indignation at
Messrs Knabc Il CO.'S persistent misstatemens, III
formed him mat while &c perfectly free TO act rs he
chose we personally wanted neither newspaper conro
versy nor lawsuit.
UcrcupGu Mr. sutro determined to bring suit himself
hut was compelled to Use name, because, having
been exhibitor, he could not use his own Herein ne
acted directly against wishes, we have always
allied the hopelcssness of the task OF enjonng certain OF
our competitors from m,sstaements which could be-
ncwcd in guse every day.
We never lEew that suit had been brought in name
till We saw printed copy o; the complaint which had
been served Mossrs knabo Il Co. several days previ
oIsly.
From that moment, though desiring to stand by
valued business friend lab0red toward amcable
settlement of the suit and finally ordered its withdrawal,
though that Mr Sutro was fully justified by the
oft Inc t3p n q ne al
In support this position the official repOr, of firm
is hereby subjo.ncd By which we we're awarded TWO
MEDALS OF HOSoR-one for our exhibit Of Pianos ia the
Main Building, and one for our exhibit Of Metal AMI
other component parts OF the Piano IN Machinery Hall:
OFFICIAL REfoRr On THE srEINwAY EXHIBIT IN HE
BUILDING.
For greatest concert cGpdcyd Grdnd PidaOs also
hgtcs degree Of elceiteiee "a al helr seS pianos
r: largest vol,tnc purity, and duraii0A u tlc. md
extraordinary earTgnG capactty rim precision a. = dra
bity CfHsckGSa; also nOr,I disposition OF the strings
and construction and tracGG NJ the metal frame
improvements applied b. SrEINwAY Sons were the
l. Tar DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN rTIE FORM OF A
FAN placing the bass strings acr0ss the steel strings ard
materially eOngatng the sOundDoard bridges ny NOV
ng nearer 10 the center OF the soundboard ITSELF
thus setting greater portions OF the latter into vbtory
action. and producing greatly Increased volume or
sound. . 800,
ton those portions OF the strings which heretofore lay
dormant and inactive thereby Increasing the richness
aUaeg OF the tone. especially OF the upper notes.
i'll A CUPOLA METAL FRAME, patented I'm 1872 and
giving absolute sdJety against the pull OF the strings and
Increasing the capacity 10 stand In tune The space
gained by the OF the Capo dAstro bar permits tho
u-e of more heavily felted hammers whereby pure
rich quality OF tone retained much longer than hereto
fore. - - o.. ~, 81, .
w A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SoUSD-BoARD, with its
Az fem compression las shown in the patents OF s66
1869 and 1871 that relaxation Of the sound
hoard which the natural result of It's constant
son caused by the strokes OF the hammeys against the
strings, and by atmospheric influences.
V. A METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACTION patented in
1868 and 1879, being entirely impery0us 10 atnos-
pheric influences, in conjunction with the new system NJ
esea resulting III uneTrHg prectstOa pOse and
deiicacy OF touch, aud durability
vi. TONE-SUsTAINING PEDAL patented 1874 extends
the capacity OF the piano for the production OF new
seal effects by enabling the performer at pleasure. 10
proong the sound OF single note group Of notes,
leaving both hands free 10 strike other notes. Is OF sim
pie construction, not liable TO get out OF order and ls
use easily acquired.
Signature OF the Judge: ii. r. OLIVER.
Approval OF Group Judges:
j. sCHIEDMAYER, r. r. kUPKA,
GEO. +. BRIsTow, Sir WILLIAM THOMSON
JosEPU HENRY. JAMES Z. WATSON,
l.. LEyAssEUR Ed. tAYRE PENEr,
J. E. HILGARD, /. A T.. BARNARD.
A. I. GosnoRS, Director-Gencra.
lSeal j. L. HAWLBI, President
Attest ALEX. X. BorELER, Secretary pro TEN.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE MACHINERY HALL EXHIBIT OF
sTEISwAY SONS BY THE SAME JUDGES.
SrEINwAY SONS exhibit IN /" Machinery Hall sam
pies Of METAL PARTS and HARDwA ARE and FULL METAL
FRAMrs of Grand square and Upright PanOs also
ples of their PATENT METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME 40
Toss all produced ~ their foundery and metal works st
Astoria, Long Island.
Tne. artees OF metal allow the hiches <s.