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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]

Date1850-1950 ca.
Serial No.None
SignedNone
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamless nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size. Large squared oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 433mm
Acoustical length: 345mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.3mm
Bore: 11mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15258
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Samuel William Hildebrandt
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George Cloos
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