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Fife in C [B-flat]
Maker
Ron Peeler
Date2000-2015 ca.
Place MadeMoodus, Connecticut, United States, North America
ModelFirth and Pond (F-P) Model
Serial No.016
SignedStamped: PEELERMarkingsStamped on back, opposite signature: F-P / 016 / C
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood (mopane?), with nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell just after embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Round embouchure hole.
Modern reproduction of a Firth and Pond, Civil War era fife model, with historical pattern fingerholes.
DimensionsOverall length: 392mm
Acoustical length: 304mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.3mm
Bore: 10.6mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/ron-peeler/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15109
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