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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
MarkingsHand-carved near embouchure: M. F.
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamed nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell just after embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size. Squared oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 431mm
Acoustical length: 351mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.2mm
Bore: 10.5mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/unknown-maker-34/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15286
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Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
John C. Haynes & Co.
1894-1900 ca.
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Walter Crosby
1830-1872
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1850-1950 ca.
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