Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Date1850-1900 ca.
Serial No.None
SignedNoneDescriptionOne-piece body of light-colored wood (flamed maple?), with seamed brass ferrules. Ivory or bone inserts at embouchure, fingerholes, and unsigned name badge. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell after embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 427mm
Acoustical length: 343mm
Maximum swell diameter: 19.4mm
Bore: 10mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/unknown-maker-38/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15102
On View
Not on view1800-1900 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.