The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-29
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTEiSwAY & Sons have been decreed the su.
preme ~recOmpense, viz /: TWO MEnALo OF
ONO and IWO DIrLOMAsOr MERIT, being
incontestably the highest hOnOrs UestoW ed up
on any Piano exhibit at the Centennial eXhiOi-
ton, no other plano exh bitor having Itctiyed
a similar extraordinary recOt milton, and only
to the SteiHway Pianos has been accorded
1.-The Illgnest degree n excellence In all their
styles" by the Unanimous vcrd CT OF the judges
as shown Uy tue following official rel ont Oh the
STEfNwAY exhibit in the Main building, viz.
-, he undersigned, having examll ed the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos Xhtbited by
STEINwAY d Sons. Tespt ctfully recommend the
SAME 10 the Unued STA e. Centennial Commits
sion for { " ard )r the ( flowing IT asons viz:
"Eor CREATES, concert capacity IN Grand Iianos,
as also Highest degree " e%1cttence IN all their
styles y pianos, f--tdryest DOiun1e purity and du-
"a ion NJ Tone, ard ertrGord,nary cai ryin0 capacity
Nth precision, AID urdbiaty Of mechanism; also,
nouel disposition ftte strings and construction. and
br0cing y ihe metal Jrdme,"
improvements applied by sTEIswAY &soSs
T.. ADIsFUsITi0N OF Il sTRINGsINTHE
FORM or a FAN. placing the bass Strings
across the steel SJItf gS, and materially tltn n
eating the sound board bridges by movil & them
nearer to tue center or The souhd-board itstlf,
thus Sc ting greater portions or the latter into
vibratory action, and SO producing u gr, atty in
creased volume 0 sound.
H. DUtLtX SCALh, patented in 1917, brir gs
into action those portions OF the strirts which
her, tot re lay dormant and inactive, tht reby
increasing the ich,ess p~tidbiiiiy aud singing
quality as well as the car slnJ capacity u the
Ill. Al UPOLA METAL FRAME, patented In
1872 and 1915, with Its new sys TEN ii a uru IS bar
and braclngs, giving absolute safety against
the pull OF tbs strings, and Increasing the ca
pacity TO stand In tune. The space gained by
the USE OF the Capo d'Ast. o bar, permits the
use or more heavily felted hammers, whereby q
pune, rich quail y OF tone Is retained much
longer than heretofore
". A CONSIRUCTIoN OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with It's system or compression (S
shown in the patents Of loo, 1869 and $40, pre-
venting that relaxation OF Tue sUund-Uoard.
which Is the natural result OF its constant con-
! QuGlinn tpn IA he GTTnkpg or fha amman
against the strings, and By atmospheric lLdu-
enceS.
patented ia 1868 a d lS.H. b Ing entirey I'M
ptrvluu to atmO p1eric influences, | conJunc-
tlOn with q G new system OF rs N re-
sllting In unerrtng precision, po~er, and dehcdev
vi. a TUNE.sUsT4iNING PEDAL (putented
1919 extends the capacity OF the plano for the
production or new mu ical effects, by enabling
the performer at pleasure, to piolong the sound
OF a single note or srOup or notes, leaving both
hands To strike other notes Is or simple con-
structlon, 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. S"CnIEDMAYER,
GEO. f. BRlSrOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
j. LEvAS EUR,
J.E. tILGARD,
Sin M fGIa4ai THOMSON,
JAMES c. WATSON,
ED. FAvRE BENtT,
+, A. Z. BAKNARD.
A. I. GosHORE, Director General.
G5FALl j. Y. HAwLEY, President.
AtteSt ALEX. X BOTELER, Secretary pro tenn.
The additIO Iul medal for the STElNwAY ex-
hibit in Machinery htll was ava dtd by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
ing Official report by tue same judges:
"SlEINWAY d SONS exhibit In Machinery
Halr 'amples OF METAL PARTS and Full METAL
FRAMES o Grand, square a d Uprig PA os
alsJ samples OF tueir PATENT Me ALLIC TUBULAR
Trans ACTIONS, all produced. at IN If L undry
and metal works at Astoria Long Island.
ct ese arti les OF conposit- metal show the
"sy"eot perfection Of craftsmanship ond finish and
structure. a stee l-iike and s0uIuins qualify
with a tensile strength exceeding 500 IS. pei
square centimeter, as demonstrated bN a tual
tests. The full metal frames or cupola shape
possess an unequdlLed degree OF resistance, per
hitting "a vastly Increased tension OF strings
wlthou the slightest danger OF freak or crack
In laid meal frames, thereby considerably in
cr6dsin5 the ribTdtoiy pouer and dugmentlnJ thu
lasting qualities OF their
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