Pfeiffer Double Manual Harpsichord
date: label: date made
content: 1909
name: label: maker
content: Pfeiffer, Carl A.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This harpsichord was made by Carl A. Pfeiffer in Stuttgart, Germany in 1909. It is a double manual harpsichord with a compass of FF - f3, and a disposition of 1 x 16’ (lower), 2 x 8’ and 1 x 4’ (upper), with buff and shove coupler. The functions of the 4 hand stops is upper left “forte 16‘ (raises dampers), lower left “Coppel” (slides in upper manual when pulled at he same time as the lower right hand stop, upper right “Laute 8‘” (buff), and lower right “Coppel.” The 4 stop action pedals operate registers (from left to right): 16’; lower 8’; upper 8’; and 4’. The harpsichord has a spruce soundboard, ebony naturals and ebony accidentals with ivory tops. The nameboard is inscribed: “Bachflügel gefertigt von Karl A. Pfeiffer Stuttgart.”
label: Description (Brief)
content: The inseparable case is veneered in dark red mahogany and is ornamented with brass decorations. The square tapered legs feature carved and gilded female figures at the top.
label: Description (Brief)
content: This harpsichord is modeled after an unsigned harpsichord in the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung in Berlin. It is a fine example of harpsichord making in the early years of the harpsichord revival around the turn of the 20th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Harpsichords
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hugo Worch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.316170
label: accession number
content: 66271
label: catalog number
content: 316170
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harpsichord
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mahogany (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: spruce (soundboard material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (naturals material)
label: Physical Description
content: ebony (accidentals material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (without legs): 12 1/2 in x 38 1/2 in x 94 1/2 in; 31.75 cm x 97.79 cm x 240.03 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 38 3/4 in x 95 in; 40.64 cm x 98.425 cm x 241.3 cm