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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]

Trade Name
Date1955-1965 ca.
Place DistributedNew York City, New York, United States, North America
Place MadePakistan, Asia
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: Herco (in script)
MarkingsStamped in wood just above bottom ferrule: MADE IN PAKISTAN
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with chrome- or nickel-plated brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure and fingerholes of varying size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 435mm
Acoustical length: 339mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.5mm
Bore: 10.8mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/herco/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15145
On View
Not on view
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