The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-16
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

srRINwAY SONS have been decreed the su.
pieme recompense, viz TWO MEDALS OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS OF MERIT, being
incontestably the highest honors bestowed up
on any Piano exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
ton, no other plano exhibitor having received
a similar extraordinary recognition, and only
to the Steinway Pianos has been accorded
"the Highest degree OF excellence in all their
Styles" by the unanimous verdict Of the judges
as shown by the following Official report on the
STEIswAY exhibit in the Main building, viz.
81 he undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STEINwAY C Sons, respectfully recommend the
same to the United Stafes Centennial Commits
sion for { ward or the following reasons. viz
"For greatest concert capacity IN Grand PidnOs,
as also highest degree Of excellence in all their
styles Of pianos, iz-ldrgest rOlune, purity and du-
rd ion o tone ami extraordinary carrying capacity
ioith precision, ant durability Of mechdnisfn also,
novel disposition Of The strings and construction, and
Improvements applied by sTEINwAY SONS
W. I. a ' Disposition OF THE STRINGS 1NTHE
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 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. pliabiiity and singing
quality as well as the car ylng capacity OF the
tone, especially OF the upper notes.
Ill. ACUPOLA METAL FRAME, patented in
1872 and 1878, with its new system Of cross. bar
and bracings, giving absolute safety against
the pull Of the strings and Increasing the ca.
pacfty 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
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 1906 1859 and 1879, pre-
venting that relaxation Of the sound-ooard,
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. - -- .
| patented in 1868 aud 1879, being entirely i'm
pervious to atmospheric influences, IL con1unc-
ton with the new system OF escapemenG, re-
sulting in unerring precision, O'7er and delfcdey
Vi. A MISUNDERSTANDING PEDAL tpatented
| 1919 extends the capacity OF the piano 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 Doth
hands TO strike other notes is OF simple con-
struction, not liable TO get out OF order. and us
| use easily acquired.
| signature OF the Judge: ii. Il. OLIVER.
Approval Of Group Judges:
sCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. F. BRISTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
K. LEVAS SEUR,
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SIR WILLIAM THOMSON,
| JAMES G. WATSON,
ED. FAVRE BENET,
+. A. p. BARNARD.
A. T. GosHoRN, Director General.
| tSEALl j. X. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. r. BOTELER, Secretary pro tenn.
The additional medal for the STgiSwAY ex-
hibit in Machinery hall was awarded by the
| Centennial Commission, based upon the follow.
ing official report by the same judges
"STEINWAY & SONS exhibit in Machinery
HALF samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES Grand, square AID Upright Pianos
also samples OF their PATENT METALLIC TUBULAR
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced at their foundry
and metal works at Astoria, Long Island.
'Tbese articles OF composite metal show the
1 highest perfection Of workmanship and finish and
the greatest frmness and uniformity Of metal
| structure, steel-like and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding $500 lbs. per
square centlmeter, as demonstrated by actual
tests. The full metal frames or cupola shape,
possess an unequalled degree OF resistance, per-
hitting vastly increased tension OF strings
without the slightest danger OF break or crack
In said metal frames, thereby considerably in
eredsin1 the MIGRATORY pouer and dugnlenttno the
lasting qualities or their Instruments"
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