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Annotated Checklist of Clarinets and Flutes by
Members of the Pfaff Family
(in chronological order)
NMM 2773. Clarinet in C by Johann Pfaff, Philadelphia, ca. 1843-1888. Four sections. Stamped on mouthpiece, top joint, bottom joint, and bell: J.PFAFF / PHILA. Rosewood. Enhanced simple system (Müller type). Twelve German-silver keys. Brille on top joint, first and second tone holes, and bottom joint, second and third tone holes. Length (tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 586 mm; length (tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 518 mm. Original rosewood mouthpiece. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
Lit.: Jerry E. Kramer, Clarinets Made Between 1800 and 1880 from the Collections of the Shrine to Music Museum, M.M. Thesis (Vermillion: University of South Dakota, 1983), p. 72; plate IX.
NMM 2734. Flute by Johann Pfaff, Philadelphia, ca. 1849-1886. Conical. Three sections. Stamped on head joint: J.PFAFF / PHILA. Ivory with silver ferrules. Eight silver keys. Length: 657 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
NMM 14435, 14436, 14437
NMM 14435. Clarinet in A by Franz Pfaff, Kaiserslautern, ca. 1850-1895. Four sections. Stamped on top and bottom joint: [star] / [music lyre] / F. PFAFF / KAISERSLAUTERN. Stamped on barrel and bell: F. PFAFF / KAISERSLAUTERN. Grenadilla or cocus with German-silver fittings. Simple system. Twelve German-silver keys. Brille on bottom joint, second and third tone holes. Length (tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 605.5 mm. In original case with NMM 14436 and 14437. André P. & Kay Marcum Larson Acquisitions Fund, 2009.
NMM 14436. Clarinet in B-flat by Franz Pfaff, Kaiserslautern, ca. 1850-1895. Four sections. Stamped on top and bottom joint: [star] / [music lyre] / F. PFAFF / KAISERSLAUTERN. Stamped on barrel and bell: F. PFAFF / KAISERSLAUTERN. Grenadilla or cocus with German-silver fittings. Simple system. Twelve German-silver keys. Brille on bottom joint, second and third tone holes. Length (tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 572 mm. In original case with NMM 14435 and 14437. André P. & Kay Marcum Larson Acquisitions Fund, 2009.
NMM 14437. Clarinet in C by Franz Pfaff, Kaiserslautern, ca. 1850-1895. Four sections. Stamped on top and bottom joint: [star] / [music lyre] / F. PFAFF / KAISERSLAUTERN. Stamped on barrel and bell: F. PFAFF / KAISERSLAUTERN. Grenadilla or cocus with German-silver fittings. Simple system. Twelve German-silver keys. Brille on bottom joint, second and third tone holes. Length (tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 503 mm. In original case with NMM 14435 and 14436. André P. & Kay Marcum Larson Acquisitions Fund, 2009.
NMM 2672. Clarinet in E-flat by G. Michael Pfaff, Kaiserslautern, ca. 1860-1880. Four sections. Stamped on top joint: [star] / PFAFF / KAISERSLAUTERN / [two stars]. Stamped on barrel, lower joint, and bell: [star] / PFAFF / [star]. Boxwood with horn ferrules. Thirteen brass keys with round, domed covers. Length (tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 473 mm. Board of Trustees, 1980.
Lit.: Jerry E. Kramer, Clarinets Made Between 1800 and 1880 from the Collections of the Shrine to Music Museum, M.M. Thesis (Vermillion: University of South Dakota, 1983), p. 60; plate VII.
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