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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]

Date1847-1863 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped: FIRTH POND & Co. / N-YORK (very faint)
MarkingsStamped between embouchure hole and first fingerhole: B
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 427mm
Acoustical length: 344mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.1mm
Bore: 11.4mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15307
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Fife in C [B-flat]
Firth Son & Co.
1863-1867 ca.
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
William A. Pond & Company
1863-1946 ca.
Fife in C [B-flat]
1850-1950 ca.
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