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Fife in C [B-flat], high pitch
Maker
George Cloos
Date1865-1950 ca.
Place MadeBrooklyn, New York, United States, North America
ModelCrosby
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: CROSBY / < GC > [monogram]DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with long, seamed nickel-silver ferrules, and seven nickel-plated brass reinforcement rings. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell after embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size (Crosby pattern). Squared oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 395mm
Acoustical length: 295mm
Maximum diameter: 21.7mm
Bore: 10mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15291
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