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Fife in C [B-flat]
Fife in C [B-flat]
Fife in C [B-flat]

Fife in C [B-flat]

Date1863-1867 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped: FIRTH SON & Co. / NEW YORK (very faint)
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell before embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Round embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 396mm
Acoustical length: 306mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20mm
Bore: 11mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15309
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