New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-28
spee,al Not,ess.
STENWAY.
AT WORLDS FAIRS.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. LONDON. 1891
FIRST PRIZE MEDAL

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to the successful performance Of the first manufacturers
Europe The rules established by the commissioners do
any special awards being given bat the jury
slider they will not be exceeding there in placing cer
tain head OF their hst with notices full
| special than those which follow"
The Jury designated eight makers from different coun
tries who deserve this distinction from among the 800
hibors, stenway Sons being so DISTINGUISHED for the
United States The rel or then continues rs follows:
"Messrs Ste.nway & Sons have specially been awarded
medal powerful and brilliant tone OF piano with
workmanship shown grand piano and square
| piano of very large dimensions"
Extract from the report OF the United states commission
"Ths award places sons at the head OF
whole list Of Of that class and where they arc
most worthy placed"
EXPOSITION UNIVERSALLY, PARIS, 1867
(Ohcial Certifcate
PARIS July 20. 1867
certify that the first gold medal for American pianos has
been unanimously Messr steinway by the Jury
the International Exposition First on the list In Class T.
MELINEr
President OF the International Jury.
FETIs, Official Reporter Of the International Jury.
GEORGE KASTNER, r. A. 6EVAEhi,
AMRROIsE THOMAS Ed HENsLICK,
j. sCHIEDMAYER. Members Of the International Jury
From tho Official Report Class X (Planos published by
' French Governmental
"Thc pianos Of Messrs Senway Sons are endowed with
the splendid sorority that sezng rgeness and volume
Of tone unknown which fills the greatest space
Brilliant the treble singing IN the middle and fomidabe
bass sorority acts with irresistible power on tho
organs hearing regard expression delicate shading
variety accentuaton the instruments OF Messrs Scn"ay
haye OF their competitors advantage which can
Fhe pianist feels under his hands an action
plant Easy which permits him at will TO be powerful or
light and graceful These pianos at the same
time the yrtuOso who wishes to astopishb ~
execution and Of the artist who apphes his
talent % the thought and sentiment bequeahed 10
the lusrious masters IN one word hey are al inc
same tine the piano and the paor pos
sessing an exceptional sorority"
From the official reports English Commissioners pre-
scented Houses Of Parliament by command OF Her
Majesty:
"With regard to seuway Grand Pianos cnfy say
that specimens placed before the public are In my
opinion. pianos be- Every attribute OF spen
did instrument is here; strength, depth seniority brancy
facility ,ouch and excellence OF construction combine 70
steinw~ys Concert Grand piano OF the very
first x Their other Instruments are every bit as
remarkable
parnen OF the sociee i5re des Beanx Arts Paris lo67I
Ihe pianos steinway appear to me- IS well as
all the have tried th superior to all mat nave
been made 70 this day the entire world"
NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL 1858,
Awarded By his Majesty Charles XIV. King OF sweden and
Norway.
In An ,uoxraph letter from His Royal Hghness Prince o.
car nov King Of eenl dated stockholm, January ~
1893 aodrrsse TO Senway Sons His Hghness, after re-
ferng arrival Of the concert grand continues az
follows;
"Na,ions and countries their geographical limits
which certainly their historical reasons and may have
feelings are they extend far beyond these lin
It's and and more every day with the progress
OF civilization. IL essentially cosmopolitan, ITS realm
knows no boundaries .
Your beautiful instrument has OF course by lis noble quail
ties excited general admaton the solemn yearly meeting
Of December when it heard for the hfst time ana
WILL sure in yery effective way bencht the instruction
on the panoorte at Conservatory TIE Royal Govern
meu my request pleased to decree you the Natohh
Gold Mclal, bearing the inscription;
"Iti,s quorum faerucre l1bores
and the Royal Academy ha in its first general meeting this
year by unaElnit called your MI Theodore S'ehway 70
take place member of Us honorable CONGREGATION
Believe me, srs, yours. most sincerely, OSCAR
Prince Of sweden and Norway.
Tho ROYAL Academy OF Arts Berlin in the session OF tho
January a. c. has elected the pahoiorc manu-
| factureGs
THEODORE sTEINWAY New.York,
WILLIAM sTEISwAY, NewYork,
Acadrmica members recognition OF theif merorous pro
ductions
ctd and embossed WITH tho seal OF the Roya. Academy Of
Arts.
BERLIN. February 5. 1855
by O'"e' VI '"' ''"'''' ED. DAEGE.
o.T.GRUPPE.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. VIENNA, 1873.
rpanrrons resolution embodied the section Report
p AMOS and signed all the members u this division;
1nrccsr 70 the American division is much to he deplorcd
tha, the celebrated naugurlng Collaborating hrn OF
sryxw,Y & sons Of New.YorE. 10 whom the entire piano
manufacture greatly INDEBTED has not been represented
fFr confirmation also the "Ofcal Reports OF tho
United Commissioners to the Vienna Exhibition ex
tending pages Vol L. pages oJ to 39 which were
printed direction of the secretary OF STATE BY au
,hority Of Congress
UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL ExHBIroS.l
PHILADELPHIA 1876. J
Official repor.-he unanimous recommendation OF the Jury
cecrced by the nted Centennial Commission:
The gued having examined the Grand, Square, aud
uprirht Pianos exhibited by senway sons respectfully
rcomm, nj the the United states Centennial Com
m. .slon for award the following reasons, viz:
For greatest capacity in Grand Pianos as also high
est decree excellence in all their styles of Pianos viz;
Largest volume purity and duration OF one and eNtraor-
binary carrying capacity with precision AMI durability VI
mechanism; novel disposition Of the sIags ami con-
strlction aud br.oing OF the metal frame
improvements Piled by steinwsy sons were The follow
l. DISPOSITION OF THE sTRENGSIN THE FORM
OF FAN placing The bass strings across the steel strings
Them Iearr centre the sound board Itself thus set
ting sro,'e Of The latter gIS H ~ s6 ACTON aud
H. DCFLEX SALE patented 20 ls72 brings into ac'
msn aSi insc'y thereby Increasing ne richness. gaey
ana sntlns 4%S az ,c - n wT G notes
oil ILL., 'KRCr@oGk MEAL FRAME patented in s72 and
i-E yhs new Of cross bar and bracn2s giving
Absolute safety against the rn Of the snEs ana Ieiessn3
tag apo Whereby pure rich quality retained
my IV 4 'TSGNSTiTCTI0N or THE SOUND BOARD with
it, system comr sOn as ,lo"n IN the patents OF lSSS'
1861 and 1872 i d u. eost nj @s
caused by tie stroke Of the hammers against the sfhs' ana
by atmospheric Influences $3.50 ,--...
" AMIrrhIl Lie III BU LAR FRAME ACTION (patented
I'm ls,s md 1891 being entirely impcrtous Ia ATMOSPHERIC
with OF
resulting In uncrng precision power shd "ecaey oi touch.
and durability. 1890, ,,,,,, ,, ,..,..,.A ,e-r -
tends thr cIpaciiy piano r tho pr" OF new
Effects l cnal Ing The performer, AT pleasure. to
lon The sound snse note group Of notes. leaving boh
has free 10 other rs Of simple cunstiu tion not
liable 10 al out of order. and its use easily acquitted
~ " signature OF the udss Il. * OLIVER
Approval o. tire Group Judges:
lanes a. " stsou, j.. FaNTe Ferret, r. i. kGpsa,
Joseph Henry, j. T. iISai,, T. L'N"Sse'''
j Schiedmayer, Geo Z bliS'o",
Sir VIM. Thomson. L. A. T. BaiharG.