Piccolo Clarinet in A-flat

Johann Samuel Stengel

ca. 1850–60 · Boxwood, brass · Musical Instruments

10-key Müller type that has been shortened. Impossible to determine if it was originally an Ab or a G clarinet. Overall size: 347 Technical description: Boxwood with German silver ferrules and keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, one-piece-body and bell. Unstamped blackwood mouthpiece grooved for cord. Very short bell, now not separable from body. Speaker liner projects ca. 4 mm into bore. Straight thumb rest. Wood recessed under C♯4/G♯5 lever. Metal saddle as guidance for F♯3/C♯5. Touchpiece for F3/C5 mounted directly on the keyhead. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T. L4: C♯4/G♯5; E3/B♮4; F♯3/C♯5. R1: T; side E♭4/B♭5. R2: T. R3: T; side B♮3/F♯5. R4: F3/C5; G♯3/E♭5. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: screwed-in pillars with push pins. Inscribed on body with flower / "BREVETÉ" / crown / STENGEL / BAYREUTH / flower / (intertwined initials) JS" Playing accessories: a reed and cord. (Heike Fricke, 2014)

Artist

Johann Samuel Stengel

Date

ca. 1850–60

Medium

Boxwood, brass

Culture

German

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889