The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-19
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTEiNwAY & Sons have been decreed the su.
pieme rccOmpense, viz TWO MEDALs OF
! HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS or MERIT, being
| inconteStably the highest honOrs bestor ed up
on any Plano exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
| ton, no other plano eXh biUor having Ieceived
similar extraordinary recosniton, and only
! "the Highest degree II excellence In all their
Styles" by the unanimous verd ct OF the judges
as shown oy the following official report on The
! STEINwAY exhibit in the Main building, viz.
- he undersigned, having examined tho
Grand square and Uprlght pianos Exhibited by
! STEGNwAY q SONS, Tespe CIfully recommend the
same TO the Unued sta e- Centennial COmmis-
sion for Yard Jr the flowing reasons viz.
"FQr creates, coHcert capacity IN Grand Pidnos,
styles " pianos, s-lGryeSt UouDte purity and du-
ra ion " tone, G.d extraordinary carrying capacity
pith precision, and urdGttty Of mechanism; also,
oCet disposition of e strings and coHstruetiona and
bracinJ u he metal Frame"
improvements applied by STEINwAY g. SONS
|. A DISPOSITION OF TIE STRINGS IN THE
FORM OF FAN, placing the bass strings
across the steel stribgs, aud materially elm
nearer TO the center or the sound board itself,
thus sc ting greater portions or the latter into
yl6ratory action, and SO producing gre atty in
H. a DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1872 brings
into action those portions Of the strings which
here tofJre lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing the ichness. ptiability and singing
quality AS well as the car ping capacity OF the
tone, especially OF the upper nUtts.
! Ill. A IUPOLA NJ ETAL FRAME, patented in
1872 and 1873, with It's new system Of 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 by
the use Of the Capo dAstro bar, permits the
use OF more heavily felted hammers, whereby
pure, rich qualify OF tone is retained much
longer than heretofore.
". A CONSTRUCTION OF TIE SOUND
BOARD, with its system OF compression las
shown In the patents OF ls66, 1869 and ls72) 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 influ-
enCeS.
V A METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
(patented in 1868 a d 1919, being entirely i'm
pervlOu, to atmos pneric Influences 1. cOnjunc-
tloA with tue new system OF escapemend, re-
sultlng In unerrfng precision pOWer, and deticdcy
VI. A TUNE-sUoTAINING PEDAL patented
lsI4 extends the capacity OF the piano for the
production OF new musical effects, by enabling
The performer at pleasure, to prolong the sound
Of single note or group or notes, leaving both
hands to strike other notes; is OF simple con-
struetlon, not liable to get cut OF order and its
use easily acquired
Signature oil the Judge: Il. X. OLIVER,
Approval of Group Judges:
.SCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. +. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
Il. LEvAS SUR,
j. i. bILGARD,
7. +. KUrRA,
SIR MILAN THOMSON,
JAMES C. WATSON,
ED. FAVRE BkNkT,
L, A. +. BARNARD.
A. T. GosHoRN, Director General
tSEALl j. X. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. X BOTELER, Secretary pro TEN.
The additional medal for the sTkiNwAY ex-
hiblt in Machinery hall was AVA d.d by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
ing Official report by the same judges:
"SrElNWAY q SONS exhibit in Machinery
Hair samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES Grand, square ID Upright Pia os
alsu samples of their PATENT Me Allie TUBULAR
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced at the ir I, undry
ana metal WORKS at AS, oria. Long Island.
ST ese articles of composite metal show the
/ highest perfection Of workmanship ond finish and
he greatest nrmnesS ana uhifOrmi Y OF metal
structure, q steel-llle and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding $500 los. per
| square centlmeter, as demonstrated by a. tual
tests. The full metal frames or cupola shape,
possess an unequdlled degree OF resistance, per-
hitting vastly Increased tension OF strings
without the slightest danger or freak or crack
In aid metal frames, thereby considerably in
ertastnJ the pibrGtory porer and augnentiiy the
lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
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