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Fife in B-flat [A-flat], high pitch
Fife in B-flat [A-flat], high pitch
Fife in B-flat [A-flat], high pitch

Fife in B-flat [A-flat], high pitch

ALTERNATE NAME(S)
  • Flute in B-flat
Date1800-1900 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on headjoint: [British coat of arms with lion and unicorn] / London (in cursive) / IMPROVED / Bb


MarkingsStamped on body: London (in cursive)
DescriptionTwo-piece body and headjoint of light-colored wood, with seamed brass ferrules. Conical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure, lower turned ring, and fingerholes of varying size. One key. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 399mm
Acoustical length: 330mm
Maximum diameter: 29mm
Top bore: 11.5mm
Bottom bore: 10.7mm
Joint bore: 11.5mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/improved-london/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15269
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