The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-08
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

srRTNwAY q Sons have been decreed the su-
preme 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
STEINwAY exhibit In the Main building, viz:
'1he undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STEINwAY q Sons, respectfully recommend the
same to the United states Centennial Commits
sion for ward r0r the following reasons, viz:
"FOr greatest concert capacity IN Grand Fidnos,
as also highest degree Of excellence in all their
styles Of pianos, cz-tdrgsst Uolue, purity and du-
ration Of tone and extraordinary carrying capacity
Nth precision, and durability Of mechanism also
novel disposition ofthe strings aud construction, and
brdcing Of The metal Frame"
improvements applied by STEINwAY & SONS
were the following
/. A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN THE
FORM OF A 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 sci ting greater portions OF the latter into
Migratory action. and so producing greatly In
creased volume of sound.
III. A DUPLEX SCALE patented in 1sT2, brings
into action those portions OF the strings which
heretofore lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing the richness, plidbtlity and singing
quality as we'll as the carrying capacity or the
III. ACUPOLA METAL FRAME, patented in
1872 and 1878, with its new system Of a cross bar
and bracings, 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 a
pure, rich quality OF tone Is retained much
| longer than heretofore.
". A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with its system OF compression las
shown In the patents OF 1885, 1869 and 1879, pre-
| venting that relaxation OF the Sound-board,
which Is the natural result OF Its 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 and 1870, being entirely I'M
| ton with the new system OF eScapemenG, re-
sulting In unerring precision, potcer and deitcdcy
vi. A ToNE.sUsTXiNING PEDAL (patented
1879 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 OF 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 OF the Judge: II. X. OLIVER.
Approval Of Group Judges:
j. SCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. F. BRISTOW,
| JOSEPH HENRY,
E. LEvASSBUR,
| j. L. HILGARD,
SIR WILLIAM THOMSON,
| JAMES G. 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 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
Hall samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL metal.
FRAMES o Grand, square aud Upright Pianos |;
also samples OF their PATENT METALLIC TUBULAR
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced at their foundry
am Srt nS.si ys,1'rks NJ Astoria, Long Island.
] "TheSe ARTICLES OF composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship and finish and
| the greatest trmness and uniformity OF metal
structure, q steel-like and sounding quality
| with tensile strength exceeding 5000 lps per
square eentimeter, 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 said metal frames, thereby considerably in
eredsing the ui6Tdtory polcer and augmenting the
lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
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