Fife in C [B-flat]
Maker
Steve Dillon
Distributor
Dorn & Kirschner
Date1990-2015 ca.
Place MadeWoodbridge, New Jersey, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsBlue-ink-stamped: DORN & KIRSCHNER 3S MADE IN
DescriptionFife made out of a 3S drumstick (traditional heavyweight). One-piece body of light-colored wood (probably hickory) and no ferrules. Top end is closed, retaining the drumstick tip and shoulder, and stopped on the interior through original solid wood core. Drumstick profile with fingerholes of varying size. Round embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 433mm
Acoustical length: 305mm
Maximum (swell) diameter: 19mm
Bore: 10.5mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15233
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