The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTEINwAY & Sons have been decrced the su.
pi eme recOmpense, viz ; TWO NBDALS OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS OF MERIT, being
inContestably the highest honors bestow ed up
on any Piano exhibit at the Centennial eXhibl-
ton, no other piano exhibitor having received
II similar extraordinary recognition, and only
TO the Steiuway Pianos has been accorded
1.-THE Highest degree Of excellence in all their
Styles by the unanimous verdict OF the Judges
as shown by the following official report ON tho
STEGEwAY exhibit in the Main building, VIZ.
The undersigned, having examined tho
| Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STEINwAY d Sons, respectfully recommend the
same to the Unued sta'es Centennial Commits
sion for ward 1r the following reasons VIZ:
"for greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pianos,
also highest degree Of excellence in all their
styles Gf pianos, is-drgsst UOiuDie, purity and du-
ion Of tone, and extraordinary carrying capacity
Nth precision, di.d durability Of mechanism; also,
norel disposition n the strings and construction and
brdcing If The metal Jrdme,"
IMPROVEMENTS applied by sTErNwAY & SONS
l. A Disposition OF THE STRINGS IN THE
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 or the latter into
vibratory action, and so producing greatly In
creased volume OF sound.
II. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1877, brings
into action those portions OF the strings which
heretofore lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing the ichneSs, pltdbility and singing
quality as well as the car Jlng capacity OF the
tone, especially OF the upper notes.
| Ill. ACUPOLA METAL FRAME, patented In
1872 and 1916 with its new System OF cross bar
aud bTacings, giving absolute safety against
lae pull OF me strings, ana increasing tne ca.
pacity TO stand In tune. q he space gained by
the use of the Capo dAstlo bar, permits the
use oil more heavily felted hammers, whereby
pure, rich qualify OF tone Is retained much
". A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with its system OF compression las
shown In the patents oil lsG6, 1869 and 1879 pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sOund-DOard,
which is the natural result OF It's constant con
cusson, caused oJ the strokes or the hammers
against the strings, and BY atmospheric lnnu-
ences
V A METALLIC TUBUL AR FRAME ACTION
(patented IN 1865 ID 1873. being entirely im-
pervlou, to atmospheric Influences, conJunc-
tion with the new system Of escapement, re-
suting in unerrinJ precision, porer, and delicacy
vi. A Sustaining PEDAL (patented
1910 extends the capacity OF the piano for the
production OF new musical effects, BY, enabling
the performer at pleasure,t TO pTolong me sound
OF single note or group or notes, leaving DJth
hands to strike other notes; is OF simple CON
structlon, not liable TO get out OF order and Its
use easily acquired.
Signature or the Judge: II. h. OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges:
j. SCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
L. LEYAS SkUR,
j. L. blizzard,
SIR MILAN THOMSON,
ED. FAVRE BRNhT,
+, A. Z. BARNARD.
A. +. GOsHORN, Director General.
tSEALl j. X. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. BoTELER, Secretary pro tenn
The additional medal for the STElNwAY eX-
hlbit in Machinery hail was awarded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
ing official report by the same Judges:
"STElNWAY q SONS exhibit In Machinery
HALF samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL.
FRAMES o Grand, square ID Upright Piar os |;
also samples or their PATENT Me iALLIC TUBULAR
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced at thu IF foundry
and metal works at Astoria. Long Island.
'"Ti csc articles OF composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship ond finish and
the greatest hrmness and uuilOrmi y Of metal
structure, a steel-llke 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 unequdlled degree OF resistance, per-
hitting vastly increased tension or strings
without the slightest danger OF break or crack
In aid metal frames, thereby considerably in
eredsing the UibrdtOTy poirer and dugmenting the
lasting qualities or their Instruments"
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