Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Distributor
Herco Products, Inc.
Trade Name
Herco
Date1955-1965 ca.
Place DistributedNew York City, New York, United States, North America
Place MadePakistan, Asia
Serial No.none
SignedStamped: Herco (in script)MarkingsStamped in wood just above bottom ferrule: MADE IN PAKISTAN
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with chrome- or nickel-plated brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure and fingerholes of varying size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 435mm
Acoustical length: 339mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.5mm
Bore: 10.8mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/herco/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15145
On View
Not on view1850-1950 ca.
1850-1900 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.