Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Date1850-1950 ca.
Serial No.none
SignedStamped: W. & S.DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamed nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with pronounced swell just after embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Oblong embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 424mm
Acoustical length: 346mm
Maximum swell diameter: 24.2mm
Bore: 12.6mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/w-s/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15120
On View
Not on view1800-1900 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.