Fife in E-flat [D-flat], high pitch
Maker
D. Laubé
Date1895-1900 ca.
Place MadeLa Couture-Boussey, Eure, France, Europe
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: [music lyre] / LAUBE / LA COUTURE BOUSSEY / EURE (all within dotted oval cartouche) / LD [faint monogram]DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Straight profile with no swell and fingerholes of varying size. One additional fingerhole for left-hand thumb (6+1). One nickel-silver key. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 354mm
Acoustical length: 286mm
Maximum swell diameter: 18mm
Bore: 10.5mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/laube-d/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15166
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