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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: CROSBY / < GC > [monogram] (faint)MarkingsStamped just after embouchure hole: 5 / N.H.(?)
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell after embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size (Crosby pattern). Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 432mm
Acoustical length: 344mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.8mm
Bore: 11mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/george-cloos-40/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15208
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