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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]

Date1974-2017 ca.
Place MadeHazardville, Connecticut, United States, North America
Serial No.2756 (possible serial?)
SignedHand-branded: S (inside a heart)
MarkingsHand-scribed on back: 2756 / Bb
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with short brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size. Round embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 426mm
Acoustical length: 345mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.1mm
Bore: 11mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/ralph-sweet-3/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15195
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