The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-21
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTEINwAY Sons have been decroed the su.
pleme reCJmpense, viz TWO MEDALs OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMASO or MEnIT being
incontestably the highest honors bestowed up
on any Plano exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
tlon, no other plano exhibitor having received
q similar extraordinary recognition, and only
TO the Stelnway 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 the
ssTEINwAY exhibit in the Main building, viz.
81 he undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STBINwAY Sons, respectfully recommend the
same to the United states Centennial Commits
sion for ward ior the following reasons viz.
"For greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pidnos,
as also highest cegree Q excellence ~ all their
styles If pianos isldrgest uOLufne purity and du
ion Of tone, and extraordinary carrying capacity
toih precision and durability Of mechanism dtso,
noret dspos,t'on q re strings and construeton'and
improvements applied by sTEINwAY & SONS
were the following
| FORM OF FAN, placing the bass strings
across the steel strings, and materially elon-
eating the sound board bridges by moviL them
nearer to the center or the sound board itself,
thus Sc ting greater portions OF the latter into
vbratory action, and so producing a greatly in
! creased volume OF sound.
! H. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1879, brings
into action those portions OF the strings which
heretofore lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing the ichness ptidbthty and singing
quality as well as the car ping capacity OF The
| tone, especially OF the upper notes.
| Ill. ALUPOLA METAL FRAME, patented in
| 1872 and 1915 with its new syetem OF a cross bar
and bracings, giving absolute safety against
| the pull OF The strings, aud increasing the ca
paclty 10 stand In tune. he space gained by
the use OF the Capo dAstfo bar, permits the
use of more heavily felted hammers, whereby
pure, rich qualify OF tone is retained much
longer than heretofore.
BOARD, with It's system OF compression las
shown In the patents OF 1868, 1869 and 1870, pre-
venting that relaxation OF the sOund-board.
| which a 10 M a IN Mt
cussion, caused by the strokes or the hammers
against the strings, and by atmospheric iniu-
| ences.
A METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
patented IN 1865 a ID 1879, being entirely i'm
pervlou, TO atmos pneric Influences, conJunc-
ton with the new system OF escapemenG, re-
sulting in unerring precision, poteer and delicdep
Of touch and durability.
VI. A ToNE-sUsTAINING PEDAL tpatented
1919 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 or group or notes, leaving both
hands 10 strike other notes is OF simple con-
struction, not liable TO get out OF order and its
| use easily acquired.
| signature or the Judge: Ii. X. OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges;
]. sCBIEDMAYER,
| GEO. F. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
K LEVAS >EUR,
J.E. HILGARD,
| p. +. KUrRA,
SIR MILAN THOMSON,
| JAMES c. WATSON,
| ED. FAvRE BENhT,
+, A. p BARNARD.
A. T. GosHORN, Director General.
| tSEALl j. r. HAwLEY, President.
Attest: ALEX. X BOTELER, Secretary pro tenn.
The additional medal for the sTEiNwAY ex-
hibit In Machinery hall was awarded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
| ing official report by the same judges:
| "S1EINWAY & SONS exhibit in Machinery
| Halp samples or METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FsASEs Grand, square AID Upright Pianos !;
FRAME Actions, all produced at til, lr foundry
and metal works at Astoria. Long Island.
| "Tl ese articles of COM posite metal show the
highest perfection Of craftsmanship end finish and
| the greatest nrmness and uuitormil OF metal
| structure, steellike and sounding quality
with tensile strength exceeding $500 los. per
square centimeter, as demonstrated by actual
tests. The tull metal frames OF cupola shape,
possess an unequalled degree OF resistaI %, per-
hitting a vastly increased tension or strings
without the slightest danger Of break or crack
In aid metal frames, thereby considerably in
| eredsing the MIGRATORY pouer and dugmentin1 the
| lasting qualities or their instruments"
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