The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-07
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY
Over all Competition

STEINwAY SONS have been decreed the
preme recompense, viz: TWO MEDALS
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS OF MERIT, bei1
incentestably the highest honors bestoWe ed
on any Plano exhibit at the Centennial exhib
ton, no other piano exhibitor having receive Fl
similar extraordinary recognition, and on
TO the Steinway Pianos has been ACCORDED
"the Highest degree Of excellence In all the
Styles" by the unanimous verdict OF the judge
as shown by the following Official report on II
STBINwAY exhibit In the Main building, viz. : t.
'1he undersigned, having examined Il
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited
STEINwAY Sons, respectfully recommend u
same to the United States Centennial Commi
sion for ward for the following reasons. viz.
"For greatest concert capacity IN Grand Piano
as also highest degree Of excellence in all the
styles Of pdnOs tiz-tdrgest Uolune, purity and dt
ration Of tone, and extraordinary carrying cdpdet
NTH precision, and durability Of mechanism; dts
ore disposition Of The strings and construction,
brdcing Of The metal Frame"
improvements applied by STENwAY & SON
/. A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN TIL
FORM OF A FAN, placing the bass string
across the steel strings and materially elnf
eating the sound board bridges by moving theI
nearer TO the center OF the sound-board itsel
thus setting greater portions OF the latter int
Migratory action, and so producing greatly III
creased volume OF sound.
II. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1919, bring
into action those portions OF the strings whic
heretofore lay dormant and Inactive, thereb
increasing the richness, plidbility and singin
quality as well as the Carrying capacity OF tn
! Ill. A CUPOLA METAL FRAME, patented ID
1872 and 1876, with its new system Of cross ba
and bracings, giving absolute safety against
the pull OF the strings, and increasing the cal
pacity TO stand In tune. The space gained by
the use OF the Capo d'Astro bar, permits thd
use Of more heavily felted hammers, whereby d
pure rich quality OF tone is retained much
longer than heretofore.
". A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
shown In the patents OF 1906 1869 and 1879, pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sound-b board,
which Is the natural result OF It's constant con-
cussion, caused by the strokes OF the hammers
against the strings, and by atmospheric infiu-
enceS.
v. A METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
patented in 1865 aud 1873, being entirely Inn
pervlous to atmospheric Influences, In contunc-
ton with the new system OF escapemenG re-
sulting In unerring precision polcer and deltcdcJ
vi. A TUNE-sUSTRiNING PEDAL (patented
1879 extends the capacity OF the piano for the
production OF new musical effects, by enabling
the performer, at pleasure,t TO prolong the sounc
OF 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: II. X. OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges:
.SCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSTOW,
| JOSEPH HENRY,
E. LEvAS5EUR,
| j. Z. HILGARD,
p. +. KUPRA,
SIR WILLIAM THOMSON,
JAMES C. WATSON,
ED. FAVRE BENET,
+. A. p. BARNARD.
A. T. GosHORN, Director General.
tSEALl j. r. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. r. BoTELER, Secretary pro tenn ]
The additional medal for the STEINwAY en-
hibit In Machinery hall was awarded by TIL
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow,
ing Official report by the same Judges:
| "STEINWAY & SONS exhibit in MachinerI
Hall samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL META
FRAMES o. Grand, Square and Upright Pianos
| also SAMPLES nf their PATENT METALLIC TUBULA
| rnAME ACTIONS, all PRODUCED AZ their fnrndr
and metal works at Astoria, Long Island
''These articles OF composite metal show IL
1 highest perfection Of workmanship and finish an
/ the greatest trmness and uniformity OF metsE
/ structure, a steel-like and sounding qualit
with tensile strength exceeding 5000 lbs. pf
i square centimeter, as demonstrated by actuf
| tests. The full metal frames OF cupola shap(
possess an unequdlled degree OF resistance, pc
| hitting a vastly increased tension OF string
without the slightest danger OF break or crac
| In said metal frames, thereby considerably IL
| credsing the ribrdtory poicer and dlgnlenting N
lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
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