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Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]

Fife in B-flat [A-flat]

Date1856-1920 ca.
Place DistributedCincinnati, Ohio, United States, North America
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: WURLITZER (lengthwise)
MarkingsHand-carved on top back: [five-pointed star]
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamed brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell after embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size. Flat oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 437mm
Acoustical length: 346mm
Maximum swell diameter: 21.6mm
Bore: 10.3mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15241
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Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
1856-1920 ca.
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