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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]

Date1856-1920 ca.
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Place DistributedCincinnati, Ohio, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: WURLITZER / - FIFES - (lengthwise)
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-stained wood, with seamed brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell just after embouchure and fingerholes of varying size (Crosby pattern). Flat oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 436mm
Acoustical length: 342mm
Maximum swell diameter: 21.5mm
Bore: 10.6mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/wurlitzer/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15122
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Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
1856-1920 ca.
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