The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-09
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY
Triumphant Over all Competition.

STRIHwAY & Sons have been decreed the SD
pieme recompense, viz TWO MEDALS OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS OF MERIT, being
incOntestably the highest honors bestoW ed up
on any Plano exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
ton, no other piano exhibitor having received
4 similar extraordinary recognition, and only
TO The Steiuway Pianos has been accorded
Tue Highest degree Of excellence in all their
Styles" by the unanimous verdict OF the judges
as shown by the following official report on tho
STEINwAY exhibit in the Main building, VIZ.
"Ihe undersigned, having examined the
Grand Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STBiEwAY d Sons, respectfully recommend the
same to the United sta es Centennial Commits
sion for Yard Or the following reasons viz.
"For greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pidnos,
styles If pianos, iS-ldrgsst uolunc, purity and du-
ion Of tone, and extraordinary carrying capacity
Nth precision, and durability Of rlechdnistn also,
novel disposition The strings and construction, and
bracing " The 1netdl frame"
Improvements applied by sTENwAY SONS
/. 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
Migratory 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 ichness. plidbiiity and singing
quality as we'll as the car Jing capacity oil the
tone, especially OF the upper notes.
| Ill. ALUPOLA METAL FRAME, patented in
1872 and 1915, with It's new System OF cross. bar
and braclngs, giving absolute safety against
pacity to stand in tune. The space gained by
the USE OF the Capo d'Astro bar, permits the
use OF more heavily felted hammers, whereby q
pure, rich quality OF tone is retained much
longer than heretofore.
". A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with It's system OF compression las
shown in the patents OF 1866, 1869 and 1879 pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sUund-Doard,
which is the natural result OF Its constant con-
cussion, caused by the strokes OF the hammers
against the strings, and by atmospheric infiu-
enees;' ,,r,, r., ,,,-,,,, :, ,,,r .cr,o,,
(patented In 1865 ID 1879, being entirely I'M
pervious 20 atmos pnertc Influences, con1unc-
ton with the new system or escapemenG, re-
sulting In unerrtng precision, porer, and dehedev
vi. A TUNE-sUsrAiNING PEDAL Cpatented
1874 extends the capacity. OF the plano for the
production OF new musical Effects by enabling
the performer. at pleasure, to prolong the sound
of single note or group or notes, leaving both
hands to strike other notes Is or simple con-
structlon, not liable to get out OF order and its
use easily acquired.
signature OF the Judge: Il. X. OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges:
j. SCBIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
L. LEVAS SUR,
j. II. HILGARD,
sir :; f fELlAa THOMSON,
JAMES c. WATSON,
ED. FAVRE BENkT,
i, A. Y. BARNARD.
A. T. GosHoRN, Director General.
GSEALl j. X. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. X BoTELER, Secretary pro TEN.
The additional medal for the STBlEwAY ex-
hibit In Machinery hall was awarded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow.
ing ofl u ia i, report by the same Judges:
Hair samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES OF Grand, square aud Upright Pianos
also samples OF their PATENT Mel LLIC TUBULAR
| q hHt fam
and metal works at Astoria, Long Island.
"Ti ese articles OF composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship and finish and
the greatest tirmness and uniformity Of metal
structure, steel-like and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding 5000 los. pei
square centimeter, as demonstrated by actual
tests. The full metal frames of cupola shape
possess an unequalled 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 uibrdtory pouer and dugmenting tn
lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
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