Fife in C [B-flat]
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 nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell just after embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size (Crosby pattern). Embouchure hole unusually modified into large notch cutout.
DimensionsOverall length: 384mm
Acoustical length: 308mm
Maximum diameter: 20mm
Bore: 10.9mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15366
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