The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-09
STEINWAY'S
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Triumphant Over all Competition.

sTEINwAY SONS have been decreed the su-
preme recompense, viz TWO MEDALS OF
HONOR and TWO DIPLOMAS OF MERIT, being
incontestably the highest honors bestowed up
on any Plano exhibit at the Centennial exhibit
ton, no other plano exhibitor having received
a similar extraordinary recognition, and only
to the Steinway Pianos has been accorded
"the Highest degree OF excellence in all their
Styles" by the unanimous verdict OF the judges
as shown oy sne following oicl@i Tep0rt On inc
81 he undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited BY
STRfNwAY & Sons, respectfully recommend the
same TO the United states Centennial Commits
sion for ward or the following reasons. viz.
"For greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pianos,
STYLES Of pianos, z-idrgsst uorne purity and du-
rd, Of tome and extraordinary carrying capacity
Nth precision, and durability " mechanism; also,
novel disposition ofthe strings and construction, and
brdcing Of The metal Frame"
improvements applied by sTEISwAY & SONS
I. A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS IN THE
! FORM OF A FAN, placing the bass strings
across the steel strings, and materially elon-
nearer to the center OF the sound board itself,
thus Sc ting greater portions OF the latter into
Migratory action, and so producing greatly In
| creased volume OF sound.
Ii. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented in 1917, brings
into action those portions OF the strings which
heretofore lay dormant and Inactive, thereby
| increasing the ichness, piidbiiity and singing
quality as well as the car ytng capacity OF the
tone, especially Of the upper notes. o,
|
1872 and 1875, with its new system OF a cross bar
and braclngs, giving absolute safety against
the pull OF the strings, and increasing the ca
pacity TO stand in tune; The space gained by
the use OF the Capo d'Astro bar, permits the
use Of more heavily felted hammers, whereby q
pure, rich quality of tone is retained much
~. A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with its system of compression tas
shown In the patents OF 1865, 1859 and 1872, 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 innu-
ence5. - ..
V. A METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
(patented in 1868 and 1879, being entirely Inn
pervlous to atmospheric Influences, IL conJunc-
tioH with the new system OF escapement, re-
sulting in unerrtng precision poirer, ana dehcacy
Of touch and durability.
vi. A TUNE-sUSTXiNING PEDAL (patented
1870 extends the capacity OF the piano for the
production OF new musical enects, oy enaollng
the performer, at pleasure, to prolong the sound
OF single note or group OF notes, leaving both
hands TO strike other notes is OF simple con-
struction, not liable to get out OF order and It's
use easily acquired
signature or the Judge: Il. K. OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges
, j. SCBIEDMAYER,
| GEO. II. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
X. LEVAS IEUR,
| j. K. blizzard,
P.F. KUtRA,
SIR WILLIAM THOMSON,
JAMES c. WATSON,
ED. FAvRE BENET,
"A. p. BARNARD.
A. Il. GosHoRN, Director General.
| [SEAL1 j. r. HAwLEy, President.
Attest: ALEX. r. BoTRLBR, Secretary pro tenn.
The additional medal for the SrEIswAr ex-
hibit in Machinery hall was awarded by the
Centennial Commission, based upon the follow
ing oIle ;. report by the same judges: -
hAp samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES o Grand, square aud Upright Pianos
also samples OF their PATENT MET ALLio TuBuLAR
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced at their foundry
and metal works at Astoria, Long Island.
'These articles OF composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship and finish and
the greatest firmness and Uniformity OF metal
structure, steel-like and sounding quality
with q tensile strength exceeding 5000 lps per
, square centmeter, as demonstrated by actual
tests. The full metal frames OF cupola shape,
possess an unequalled degree OF resistance, per-
hitting a vastly increased tension OF strings
without the slightest danger OF break or crack
in said metal frames, thereby considerably in
crsdsinJ the ribrdtory potcer and dugrnenun9 the
3 lasting qualities OF their Instruments"
For circulars or further information address