Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Date1850-1950 ca.
Place MadeUnited States, North America
ModelCrosby
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: CROSBY / GD [monogram] DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamed nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell just after embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size (Crosby pattern). Round embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 432mm
Acoustical length: 337mm
Maximum swell diameter: 19.8mm
Bore: 10.5mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/g-d-2/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15209
On View
Not on view1850-1950 ca.