The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-12
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTETSwAY q Sons have been decreed the su.
preme recOmpense, viz TWO MEDALS OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMASOf MERIT, being
incontestably the highest honors bestowed up
on any Piano exhibit at tho Centennial exhibit
ton. no other plano exhibitor having received
a similar extraordinary recognition, and only
to the Steinway Pianos has been accorded
1.-THE Highest degree Of excellence In all their
styles" by the unanimous verd ct OF the judges
as shown by the following Official report on the
STRISwAY exhibit in the Main building, viz.
"Ihe undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STEIswAY & Sots. respectfully the
same 10 the Unlled states Centennial Commits
sion for award for the I blowing reasons viz.
"For greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pianos,
as also highest degree Of excellence IN all theiI
styles Of pianos, iE-idrgsSt %rolttle. purity and du-
Td ion Of tone, and extraordinary carrying capacity
teith precision, and e%urdbfity Of mechanism; also,
torel disposition ofthe strings and construction. and
brdcing n The metal frame"
Improvements applied by STEINwAY & Sons
/. ADISPosITioN oFTHE sTRINGsINTHE
FORM or 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 sc ting greater portions OF the latter into
vibratory action, and so producing u greatly In
| creased volume OF sound.
IL. A DUPLEN SCALE, patented in 1879, brings
into action those portions OF the strings which
heretofore lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing the ichness, p~tiGbttiy and singing
quality as well as the car LlHg capacity OF the
tone, especially OF the upper notes.
i'll ACUPoEA METAL FRAME, patented in
1872 and 1875, with Its new system Of a cross bar
and braCings, giving absolute safety against
the pull OF lhe strings, and increasing the ca.
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 Il
purc, rich quality OF tone is retained much
IVA CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with It's system OF compression las
shown In the patents OF isGG, ls69 and 1872, pre-
venting that relaxation of the sound-Doard,
which is the natural result OF It's constant con-
cusslon, caused by the strokes or the hammers
against the strings, and by atmospheric in1u-
V, A METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
patented In 1865 n ID 1879, being entirely i'm
pervlous TO atmOsp leric Influences, IT, c~onJunc-
ton with the new system OF escapement, re-
sulting In nnerring precision, power, and deitcdcy
vi, MISUNDERSTANDING PEDAL tputented
1870 extends the capacity OF the plano for the
production OF new musical effects, by enabling
the performer at pleasure, TO prolong the sound
OF n single note or group OF notes, leaving both
hands 10 strike other notes & Of simple con-
struction, not liable TO get out Of order and It's
use easily acquired.
Signature OF the Judge II. X, OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges;
j. SCBIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
Il. LEVASSEUR,
j. i. HlLGARD,
Sin taHfLLLGIhASA THOMSON,
JAMES Q. WATSON,
ED. FAVRE BENET,
L, A.. T.. BARNARD.
A. Il. GosHORN, Director General.
[SEALl j. i. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEN. Il BOTELER, Secretary pro tenn.
The additional medal for the STglNwAY ex-
hiblt in Machinery hall was awarded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
ing official report by the same Judges.
"STEINWAY a SONS exhibit In Machinery
Hall samples OF METAL PARTS ana FULL METAL
FRAMES o Grand, square aud Upright Pianos /;
also samples OF their PATENT METALLIC TUBULAR
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced at their foundry
and metal works at Astoria, Long Island.
'"rlese articles OF composite metal show the
highest perfection ~ icorkmGnship and finish and
the greatest trmness and uniformity OF metal
structure, a steel-ltke and sounding quality
with n tensile strength exceeding 5000 los. per
square centimeter, as demonstrated by actual
tests. The fun metal frames or Cupola shape,
possess an unequdled degree OF resistance, per.
hitting a vastly increased tension OF strings
without the slightest danger Of break or crack
In sald metal frames, thereby considerably in
ertdsing The pibrdtory p0lefr aud dugmentinJ the
lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
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