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

sTEINwAY & SONS have been decreed the su-
preme recompense, viz TWO MEDALs OF
HONOR and IWO DIPLOMASOF MERIT, being
incontestably the highest honors best ned up
on any Plano exhibit at the Centennial exhibl-
ton, no other plano exhibitor having received
a similar extraordinary Tecos milton, 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 by the following official report on the
sTEIEwAY exhibit in the Main building, VIZ
''Ihe undersigned, having examined the
Grand, Square and Upright pianos exhibited by
STEINwAY Sons, respectfully recommend the
same TO the Unled sta es Centennial Commits
sion for { ward Jr the following reasons VIZ
"FOr greatest concert capacity IN Grand Pianos,
as also highest degree Of excellence IN all Their
styles of pianos, z-idrgest UOiune purity and du-
Td ion NJ tome and extraordinary carrying capacity
Nth precision, and ouTdbthty Of ltechdnisnt also,
novel disposition 9fth strings and eOnstruetionan
Improvements applied by sTErNwAY g. CONS
were the following
FORM OF FAN, placing the bass Strings
across the steel striLgs, and materially elon-
eating the sound. board bridges by movlL g them
nearer TO tue center or the sound-board itself,
thus Sc ting greater portions OF the latter into
Migratory action, and so producing greatly in
creased volume OF sound
| IL. A DUPLEX SCALE, patented In 1873, brings
! into action those portions Of the strings which
here tofJre lay dormant and inactive, thereby
increasing the ichness, piidbihty and singing
quality as well as the car ging capacity OIL the
tone, especially OF the upper notes.
III. AtUPoLA METAL FRAME, patented in
and braclngs, giving absolute safety against
the pull OF the strings, and increasing the ca
pactty to stand In tune. he space gained by
use of more heavily felted hammers, whereby
pure, rich qualify of tone is retained much
longer than heretofore.
~. A CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND
BOARD, with It's system of compression Gas
shown in the patents OF ls66, 1869 and 1872, pre-
venting that relaxation of the sound BOARD,
which ia the natural result of ifs constant con-
cussion, caused by the strokes OF the hammers
against the strings, and by atmospheric infu-
V A METALLIC TUBULAR FRAME ACTION
(patented in 1865 d 1879. being entirely i'm
perviou, to atmospheric Influences, conJunc-
tion with the new system or escapemenI, re-
sulting In unerring precision pOtrer, and delicdcy
Of touch and durability.
W. A TUNE-SUSTAINING PEDAL (patented
1870 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-
struction not liable TO get out OF order and its
use easily acquired.
signature OF the judge H. X, OLIVER.
Approval of Group Judges
j. sCHIEDMAYER,
GEO. f. BRlSTOW,
JOSEPH HENRY,
Il. LEVAS HEUR,
j. E. HILGARD,
SIR WILLIAM THOMSON,
JAMES c. WATSON,
/, ED. FAVRE BENkT,
+, "A. Z. BARNARD.
A. L. GOsHURN, Director General.
[SEALl 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:
| "STEINWAY SONS exhibit in Machinery
Hall samples OF METAL PARTS and FULL METAL
FRAMES Grand, square AID Upright Pianos |;
| also lmnlpS pa r n u
FRAME ACTIONS, all produced 1t their foundry
and metal works at Astoria. Long Island.
'T ese articles OF composite metal show the
highest perfection Of workmanship and finish and
the greatest tirmness and uuifOrmi y OF metal
structure, steel-like and sounding quality
, with tensile strength exceeding 5000 los. per
square centimeter, as demonstrated bv a. tual
tests. The full metal frames or cupola shape,
possess an unequalied degree OF resistance, per-
hitting vastly increased tension OF strings
without the slightest danger of ureak or crack
In aid metal frames, thereby considerably in
; credsing the ribratory pouer and dugmenting the
lasting qualities or their Instruments"
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