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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]

Date1845-1850 ca.
Place MadeBaltimore, Maryland, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: HILDEBRAND
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamed nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell after embouchure and fingerholes of varying size. Squared oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 425mm
Acoustical length: 345mm
Maximum swell diameter: 22.5mm
Bore: 11mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/hildebrand/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15160
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Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Samuel William Hildebrandt
1845-1850 ca.
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Samuel William Hildebrandt
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