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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]

Date1830-1872
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedVery faded.
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamed nickel-silver ferrules and reinforcement rings. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell after embouchure and fingerholes of varying size. Oval embouchure hole.

DimensionsOverall length: 442mm
Acoustical length: 350mm
Maximum swell diameter: 21.4mm
Bore: 10.5mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2024.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2024
Object number15818
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