Fife in C [B-flat], high pitch
Distributor
Geib & Walker
Date1829-1843 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped: GEIB & WALKER / 23 / MAIDEN LANE / NEW-YORK (very faint)DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Round embouchure hole. Pewter fipple.
DimensionsOverall length: 377mm
Acoustical length: 297mm
Maximum swell diameter: 19.5mm
Bore: 10.3mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15216
On View
Not on view1800-1900 ca.
1800-1900 ca.
1800-1900 ca.
1850-1950 ca.