Fife in C [B-flat], high pitch
Maker
Edward Baack
Date1864-1872 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped: E. BAACK / N-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.
DimensionsOverall length: 383mm
Acoustical length: 298mm
Maximum swell diameter: 18.2mm
Bore: 10mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15217
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