The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-05
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Over all Competition.

sTEIswAY 4 Sons have been decreed the su-
preme rtcumpense, viz TWO MEDALS OF
HONOR aud Two DIPLOMASOF MERIT, beiDg
incontestably the highest honOrs bestowed up
on any Piano exhibit at the Centennial exhibi-
ton, no other plano eXh ibitor having received
a similar extraordinary recos milton, and only
to the Steinway Plauos has been accorded
"the Highest degree n excellence In all their
Styles" by the unanimous verdict OF the JUDGES
as shown ny the following official report on the
STETNwAY exhibit in the Main building, VIZ.
81 he undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and UpIlght pianos txhlDlteu py
STEINwAY a SONS, respectfully recommend tne
same TO the Unued sta eS Centennial COmnlls-
sion for ward Or the blowing reasons VIZ;
"For greatest concert capacity 40 Grand iidnos,
az also liqhest dcgrce of excellence in MI ihsfr
.es NJ pianos argsst roy ea II1i ng eaap S
Nth precision, and UrGJthty Of nechanisnt also,
novel disposition qfthc strings and cO'struetionan
| bracing " The metal frame"
Improvements applied by sTEISwAY & soSs
| T. A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN THE
| FORM OF FAN, placing the bass strings
across the steel strings, and materially elem
eating the sound board bridges by movii 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
II A DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1917, brings
into action those portions Of the striues which
her tofjre lay dormant and Inactive, thereby
Increasing the ichneSs. piiabihty aud Si,girg
| quality as well as the car gIng capacity OIL the
tone, especially OF the upper nutts.
Ill. A UPoLA METAL FRAME, patented In
1879 and 1875 with its new system Of a cross bar
and bracings, giving absolute safety against
the pull Of The strings, and increasing the ca.
pacity to stand In tune. he space gained Dy
the use OF the Capo dAstfo bar, permits the
use OF more heavily felted hammers, whereby
!; pure, rich quality OF tone is retained much
" A CoNSIRUCTIoN OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with its system OF compression (as
shown in the patents OF 1890 1869 and lsI2), pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sOund-uoard,
which Is the natural result of It's constant con-
cusslOn, eau ed by the strokes OF the hammers
/ inc fhp CTR nj
' metallic TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
(patented IN 1868 d 1879, being entirely I'M
psrviou, to atmospheric influences, conJunc-
ton with the new system Of escapemeni, re-
sultng in unerring precision, pouer, and deteaey
Vi. a TUNE.sUsTHiNING PEDAL tpatented
1910 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 OF group OF notes, leaving poIn
hands TO strike other notes is OF simple con-
structiOn, not liable TO get out OF ORDER anu us
Signature OF the Judge: II. X. OLIVER.
Approval Of Group judges:
g j. sCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
u. LENAS~kUR,
\ j. Il. blizzard,
p Il. KUFRA,
SIR MILAN THOMSON,
JAMES G. WATSON.
Ed e f 4. IJkRER Nlff!'
so A. II. GosHoRN, Director General.
1SFALl j. X. HAwLEY, President.
Attest ALEX. X BOTELER Secretary pro tenn.
The additional medal for the sTElNwAY ex-
Slblt in Machinery hall was awarded by the
fCentennial Commission, based upon the follow
.'sTEINWAY Il Sons99 e rHiii5io In sMachinery
Hail. samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES o Grand square AID Upright Pianos
also samples or tneir PATENT Me ALLIC TUBULAI
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced at TIT foundry
20 and metal works at Astoria Long Island.
T. '"ri ese articles OF compost metal show the
highest perfection Of tCorkndnship Ond finish anC
the greatest nrmnesS anu uuitormi y or meta
structure, n steel-lille and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding 5000 los. pei
\. square centimeter, as demonstrated by actual
y tests. The tull metal frames OF cupola shape
possess an unsquailed degree OF resistance, per
hitting vastly increased tension OF strings
without the slightest danger OF break or cracl
In aid met al frames, thereby considerably in
credsing the uibrGtoTy pouer and dugmentirg tn,
lg lasting qualities or their instruments"
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