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Fife in E-flat [D-flat], high pitch
Fife in E-flat [D-flat], high pitch
Fife in E-flat [D-flat], high pitch

Fife in E-flat [D-flat], high pitch

Date1830-1850 ca.
Place MadeWinchester, New Hampshire, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: [eagle] / GRAVES & Co. / WINCHESTER / N.H. / Eb (faint)
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamed brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 332mm
Acoustical length: 249mm
Maximum swell diameter: 17.4mm
Bore: 8.7mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15221
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