French Harpsichord after Stehlin 1760, 2 x 8‘, 1 x 4‘, FF - f3, lute,3 x transp. 2340 mm, waxed, srewed-in legs, *CD N° 75-1975, *CD N° 75-1980
The two manual harpsichord according to Benoist Stehlin, Paris 1760
Not many live datas are given from Benoist Stehlin, also called Stelle or Stella in France. His father Georg Stehlin emigrated probably from Swiss territory - where the name is very common - to Oltingen (between Basel and Belfort), Upper Alsace. Before 1732 Benoist was born Jettingen (Upper Alsace). He passed his youth in his native country which’s cultural background was characterized by the Allemannian inventro mentality and the French men-of-world habit. In this cultural climate which was formed through the famous Andreas Silbermann and his son Johann Heinrich Silbermann from Strasbourg, he learned the craftsmenship of organ building. After he finishd his training he moved to Paris. There he settled down as harpsichord and organ builder; in 1753 he married. In Paris he lived and worked as very famous harpichord builder. He died on 11.07.1774 in Paris.
Two of his harpsichords were kept until now. One of them from 1750 is placed in St. Quentin, France, in the "Museum Antoine Lecuver". It belonged to Bernard Jumentier (1749-1829), he was composer and Maitre de Chapelle in the cathedrale of St. Quentin. In 1913 this harpsichord has been restored the first time. The second harpsichord, built in 1760, came from Florida to the collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Both instruments, signed from Stehlin, have specific case and scaling charaters which emphasize them as extremly warm instruments. This warm and cantable sound was decisive to rebuild not a Taskin or Blanchet instrument, but to choose a Stehlin harpsichord from 1760 as model.
disposition:
lower manual 8'< , 4' <
upper manual 8'> , buff stop
pull couple
compass FF-f'''
pitch 392/415/440 Hz
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