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Fife in C [B-flat]
Fife in C [B-flat]
Fife in C [B-flat]

Fife in C [B-flat]

Date1888-1931 ca.
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: OLIVER DITSON Co. / 277 WASHINGTON ST / BOSTON - MASS. / C
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamless nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Large oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 391mm
Acoustical length: 305mm
Maximum swell diameter: 18.8mm
Bore: 10.5mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/oliver-ditson/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15100
On View
Not on view
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Oliver Ditson & Company
1888-1931 ca.
Fife in C [B-flat]
John C. Haynes & Co.
1871-1900 ca.
Fife in C [B-flat]
William A. Pond & Company
1863-1946 ca.
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
William Hall & Son
1847-1874 ca.
Fife in C [B-flat]
James Jordan
1830-1852
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