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Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]

Fife in B-flat [A-flat]

Date1850-1900 ca.
Serial No.None
SignedNone
DescriptionOne-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 view
Fife in C [B-flat]
Jabez M. Camp
1837-1841 ca.
Fife in C [B-flat]
1800-1900 ca.
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
William Rönnberg
1834-1889 ca.
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Samuel William Hildebrandt
1845-1850 ca.
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