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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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1MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AT THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
3UNITED STATES—CONTINUED.
51. For volume, richness and purity of tone, combined with maximum carrying power.
62. For correctness and beauty of form.
73. For artistic merit in ornamentation.
84. For perfection of scale, and
95. For superiority of materials, workmanship and finish.
10Approved: K. Buentz, (Signed) Edwin P. Carpenter, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
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14EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 930.
15Jacob Bros., New York City. Exhibit—Pianos.
16This exhibit deserves an award:
17For a good display of pianos, characterized by the following points of excellence:
18First: Good workmanship, material and finish.
19Second: Good action, which responds quickly to the touch, and
20Third: Good tonal qualities.
21These pianos are manufactured to meet the popular demand.
22Approved: K. Buentz, (Signed) Edwin P. Carpenter, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
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26EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 930.
27W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, Ill. Exhibit—Pianos.
28This exhibit deserves an award:
29For the following specific points of excellence:
30First—The tone quality, which is full, round, sympathetic and musical.
31Second—The duration and singing quality of the tone are remarkable.
32Third—The scale is even and free from breaks.
33Fourth—The action is first class in every respect.
34Fifth—The touch is easy, elastic and prompt in response admitting of the most rapid repetition.
35Sixth—The materials and construction give evidence of extreme care in their selection and workmanship and are all of the highest class. The designs of the cases are of great artistic excellence and are finished in the most perfect manner.
36The pianos exhibited are from regular stock.
37Approved: K. Buentz, (Signed) Max Schiedmayer, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
39EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 935.
40W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, Ill. Exhibit—Reed organs:
41This exhibit deserves an award:
42For superior construction, distinguished by the high grade materials employed, originality and first-class finish. Their tone touch and action leave nothing to be desired.
43The points of particular excellence are as follows:
44First—A tracker guide rail, enclosing each tracker pin separately, and by being reamed from the opposite side of the socket-board, all dirt and dust are excluded from the valves, thus preventing sticking.
45Second—A roller bar so constructed as to prevent the cutting of the treadle straps.
46Third—An easily detachable organ lid.
47Fourth—An original device, by which six sets of reeds are placed over one valve without diminishing the simplicity or durability of the organ as compared with ordinary two-set organs.
48Fifth—A graduated sounding board with raised valve seat, giving a power and quality rarely obtained in reed organs.
49Sixth—An automatic swell, operated by the opening or closing of the lid.
50Seventh—A sub-bass, by use of which larger scale reeds are employed in a regular key-board scale, thus giving the power of a heavy sub-bass without using the regular sub-bass action.
51Eighth—Ample bellows capacity and unusual ease of blowing.
52All improvements are protected by U. S. Letters Patent.
53Approved: K. Buentz, (Signed) Edwin P. Carpenter, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
55EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 935.
56W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, Ill. Exhibit—Portable Pipe Organs.
57This exhibit deserves an award:
58For superior artistic qualities,
59For extraordinary solidity and reliability of the mechanism.
60For perfect workmanship.
61For progress as shown in the originality of construction and arrangement, by which it is possible to box and transport the organ to any part of the country, tuned, ready for use, and requiring no expert to set it up on delivery.
62The original devices consist of:
63First—A detachable key-board, permitting the organ to pass through any ordinary doorway.
64Second—A pipe clutch and rack, holding the pipes firmly against displacement during transportation.
65Third—A pedal action so constructed that the pedal keyboard can be removed for shipment, without disconnecting any part of the action.
66Fourth—A blow lever applicable at either end of the organ.
67Fifth—A wind chest with two wind pressures, a tubular pneumatic action insuring the quickest repetition known and incapable of "ciphering."
68Sixth—A bellows, the heavy pressure bellows being inside the lighter, rendering the tone of the organ unusually firm and steady.
69Seventh—A pneumatic draw-stop action.
70The tone, touch and action are in every respect commendable.
71The organ is impervious to atmospheric changes and is practically dust and vermin proof.
72It is protected by twelve U. S. Letters Patent.
73The organs displayed represent ordinary samples of the firm's manufacture.
74The article admirably fulfills the requirements of a first-class portable pipe organ and marks a decided advance in the art. It meets a long-felt want, and for its superlative excellence in every detail merits the highest commendation.
76AWARD FOR GENERAL DISPLAY.
78This exhibit is one of educational and historical interest, indicating as it does the wonderful progress and present status of the manufacture of organs and pianos in America. All the instruments displayed, viz.—portable pipe organs, reed organs and grand and upright pianos, are from the regular stock, all the component parts having been manufactured in the exhibitor's extensive factories which are of world-wide reputation. These instruments unite the result of superior workmanship, skillful design and original invention, with the use of the very best materials, and show the most careful attention to every detail of construction.
79This firm deserves the greatest commendation for the superlative merit and variety of exhibits, and also for having attained the highest standard of excellence in all branches of their manufacture.
80Approved: K. Buentz, (Signed) Edwin P. Carpenter, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
82EXHIBITOR. Group 158. Class 928.
83F. W. Kreling & Sons, San Francisco, Cal.
84Exhibit—The "Columbia" Closed-Back Banjos.
85This exhibit deserves an award:
86For tone quality, which is clear, brilliant and powerful.
87For excellence of workmanship.
88Approved: K. Buentz, (Signed) Prosper, Lamal, President Departmental Committee. Individual Judge.
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