Clarinet, C
Maker
Johann Pfaff
Date1843-1888 ca.
Place MadePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on mouthpiece, top joint, bottom joint, and bell: J.PFAFF / PHILA (A has small dot under letter)Markingsnone
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Enhanced Simple system or Muller system; 12 touchpieces; 4 rings; rosewood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; no rollers for little finger keys; no patent C-sharp; original mouthpiece of rosewood, stamped: J.PFAFF / PHILA
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 586 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 518 mm
Barrel: 46.5 mm
Upper joint: 164 mm
Bottom joint: 207 mm
Bell: 100 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 13.8 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.7 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 19.3 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJerry E. Kramer, Clarinets Made Between 1800 and 1880 from the Collections of the Shrine to Music Museum, MM Thesis, USD, 1983, p. 72; Plate IX, p. 78.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02773
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