Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Maker
George Cloos
Date1865-1950 ca.
Place MadeBrooklyn, New York, United States, North America
ModelCrosby
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: GEO. CLOOS / < GC > [monogram (faint)] / CROSBYDescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell just after embouchure and fingerholes of varying size (Crosby pattern). Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 432mm
Acoustical length: 345mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.2mm
Bore: 11.3mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/george-cloos-22/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15157
On View
Not on view