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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]

Date1806-1851 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: E. RILEY / 29 CHATHAM ST / N-YORK
DescriptionOne-piece body of light-colored wood, with seamed brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure and fingerholes of uniform size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 438mm
Acoustical length: 339mm
Maximum diameter: 20.2mm
Bore: 11.6mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/edward-riley-sr/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15351
On View
Not on view
Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Frederick Riley
1844-1850
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Edward C. Riley Sr.
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