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Musical instruments at the World's Columbian Exposition : a review of musical instruments, publications and musical instrument supplies of all kinds, exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, May 1 to October 31, 1893, and the awards given for these exhibits (from all nations) w, 1895
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1EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 931.
2J. Howard Foote, New York City. Exhibit—J.
3Heward Foote's Boehm Flutes.
4This exhibit deserves an award:
5For high grade manufacture, representing best materials and careful workmanship.
6For superior quality of tone and perfection of mechanism.
7For new construction of heads or blow joints.
8For improvements in the location of keys, extra keys, key pads, and gold spring, also new graduated scale of finger holes.
9For entirely new scale enabling the use of either high or low pitch heads, deserving of particular mention and creditable to the manufacturer.
10Approved: K. Buenz. (Signed) Edwin P. Carpenter, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
12EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 929.
13John Friedrich & Bro., Cooper Institute, New York City. Exhibit—Stringed Instruments.
14This exhibit deserves an award:
15For carefully manufactured violins, violas and violoncellos, exhibiting great skill, fine finish and good, clear sympathetic tone.
16Approved: K. Buenz. (Signed) Dr. Gaston Bodart, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
18EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 936.
19Levi K. Fuller, Brattleboro, Vt. Exhibit—Tuning Forks.
20This exhibit deserves an award:
21An illustrative loan collection, showing the development of the tuning fork from year 1714 to the present day.
22For the historical and unique character of the display.
23For the wonderful achievement attained in establishing a universal pitch.
24For progress in the art, shown in the original invention of an electrically welded tuning fork, securing thereby perfect accuracy of pitch, and being a great improvement over former methods of manufacture.
25The oldest tuning fork extant, is (1714,) here exhibited, being known as the "John Shore Fork." Handel's, (1749,) is also shown and furthermore a large number of forks illustrating the pitches in vogue in various countries prior to the adoption of the international pitch, (A-435,) introduced by the exhibitor, (Gov. Levi K. Fuller, of Vermont.)
26This constitutes one of the most interesting exhibits in the musical section and merits the highest praise.
27Approved: K. Buenz. (Signed) Edwin P. Carpenter, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
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30EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 929.
31August Gemunder & Sons, New York. Exhibit—Violins, Cellos, Violas, Guitars, Mandolins, Violin Case.
32This exhibit deserves an award:
33For the complete quartette sets of stringed instruments, prepared with great care and skill, made of American wood; said instruments being of superior tone and repeating the broad sonority of the Stradivarius and the brilliancy of Guarneri.
34For the splendid violins, being copies of Gasparo de Salo Magini, Amati and others, and an unfinished one, Stradivarius model, all in American woods.
35For a fine collection of bows.
36For mandolins and guitars made with artistic skill.
37Approved: K. Buenz. (Signed) Prosper Lamal, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
39EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 930.
40C. A. Gerold, Chicago Ill. Exhibit—Pianos.
41This exhibit deserves an award:
42For a good tone quality, which possesses considerable sustaining power.
43For a well planned scale.
44For a satisfactory action, which is prompt and elastic.
45For excellent material and workmanship.
46Approved: K. Buenz. (Signed) Geo. Steck, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
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49EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 930.
50Hallet & Davis Piano Co., Boston, Mass. Exhibit—Pianos.
51This exhibit deserves an award:
52For specific advancement in the art, principally for originality of an Agraffe of great merit, which relieves the pressure from the bridge and produces unusual evenness and permanence of tone, which is clear, strong and musical
53For an unexcelled duration and singing quality of tone.
54For a scale, smooth, even and free from breaks.
55For a most satisfactory action responding with great promptness to the demand.
56For a touch, easy, elastic and repeating promptly.
57For materials and workmanship, all of which are of the best. The cases are tastefully and well finished.
58Approved: K. Buenz. (Signed) Geo. Steck, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
60EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 930.
61Hardman, Peck & Co., New York. Exhibit—Pianos.
62This exhibit deserves an award:
63For tone quality, which is full, sonorous and yet musical in the greatest degree.
64For the very high order of duration and singing quality of the tone.
65For a scale which is even, with no break in the transitions from one part to another.
66For an action, completely satisfactory and prompt, and with excellent repeating property.
67For a touch elastic, firm and well balanced.
68All materials used are of the finest quality, and none but the best workmanship is admitted.
69The cases are especially remarkable for the beauty and artistic excellence manifested in their designs.
70New features of great excellence are the iron key bed and the resonating case of the upright piano.
71Approved: K. Buenz. (Signed) F. Ziegfeld, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
73EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 928.
74Hartman Bros. & Reinhard, New York City. Exhibit—Musical Instruments.
75This exhibit deserves an award:
76For guitars, mandolins and zithers manufactured with care and skill, beautifully inlaid and of splendid finish.
77For excellent tone quality.
78Approved: K. Buenz. (Signed) Dr. Bodart, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
80EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 928.
81John C. Haynes & Co., Boston, Mass. Exhibit—"Hub" Guitars and Mandolins; "Bay State" Guitars, Banjos, Mandolins and Zithers; "Wm. B. Tilton" Guitars and "Haynes Excelsior" Guitars.
82This exhibit deserves an award;
83For a magnificent display of a great variety of stringed instruments, illustrating in the highest degree progress in the art. Conscientious care is shown in the selection of the materials, in the employment of skilled workmen, and indeed in every detail of the manufacture, as is evidenced by the long and successful career of the firm.
84These instruments are characterized by the following special points of excellence, viz:—
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