The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-28
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTEINwAY & SONS have been decreed the su-
pi eme recompense, viz TWO MEDALs OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS or MERIT being
tncontestably the highest honors bestowed up
on any Piano exhibit at the Centennial exhi0l-
ton, no other plano exhibitor having received
similar extraordinary recos milton, and only
70 the Steinway Pianos has been accorded
1.-THE Highest degree Of excellence in all their
Styles" by the unanimous verdict OF the judges
as SHOWN oy Sne ioiowlhs oiiGIai tep0it On inc
81 he undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STBISwAY q SONS, respe cLfully recommend the
same 10 the United sta es Centennial Commits
sion for ward Or the following reasons viz.
"For greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pidnoe,
styles Of pianos, tz-idrgest uoIune purity and du
ion Of tome and extraordinary carrying capacity
Nth precision, and urdbihty Of Trechantsn also,
noUel disposition ofthe strings and construction, and
brocing " The metal frame"
improvements applied by srEINwAY CONS
/. A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN THE
FORM OF FAN, placing the bass strings
across the steel strings, aud materially elon-
nearer TO the center or the sound board itself,
thus SO ting greater portions OF The latter into
vibratory action, and so producing grt salty in
creased volume OF sound.
IL. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1917, brings
into action those portions Of the strings which
here tofJre lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing the iehness, piiabiiity and singing
quality as well as the car y,ng capacity oil the
tone, especially OF the upper notes.
1872 and 1915, with its new System Of Cross bar
and braclngs, 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 qualify OF tone is retained much
~. A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with It's system OF compression las
shown in the patents OF LEGO 1859 and 1879, pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sound BOARD,
which Is the natural result OF its constant con-
| cusslon, caused by the strokes or the hammers
against the strings, and by atmospheric infiu-
ences.
A metallic TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
patented In 1858 a ID 1879, being entireiy i'm
pervlou, 10 atmos pnerc Influences, cOn1unc-
uloA with tue new system or escapement- re-
sulting In unerTfng precision potrer, and delcdey
vi. A TvNE-SUsTAINING PEDAL (patented
1919 extends the capacity OF the plano for the
production OF new musical effects, by enabling
the performer at pleasure,to prolong the sound
OF a single note or group or notes, leaving both
hands to strike other notes is OF simple con-
struction, not liable 10 get out OF order and It's
use easily acquired.
Signature or the Judge: II. K. OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges:
j. SCBIEDMAYER,
GEO. f. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
f. LEVAS SUR,
j. f. blizzard,
SIR st LILLIAN THOMSON,
JAMES c. WATSON,
ED. FAVRE BENkT,
+, A. p. BARNARD.
A. T. GosHoRH, Director General.
tSEALl j. r. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. X BoTELER, Secretary pro tenn.
The additional medal for the STEiNwAY ex-
hiblt In Machinery hall was awarded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
ing official report by the same judges:
"S1EINWAY & SONS exhibit in Machinery
Halp samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES OF Grand, square aud Upright Pianos /;
FEass ReTos IS al prodSSgTdH tbG IG5Sds
and metal works at Astoria, Long Island.
"These articles OF composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship ond finish and
the greatest nrmness ana uniformity OF metal
structure, steel-like and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding $500 los. per
square centimeter, as demonstrated by actual
tests. The full metal frames or cupola shape,
possess an unequailed 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
crtdsinJ the vfbratory poicer and augmenting the
lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
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