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Fife in C [B-flat]
Fife in C [B-flat]
Fife in C [B-flat]

Fife in C [B-flat]

Date1850-1950 ca.
Serial No.None
SignedNone
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with seamed nickel-silver ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Squared oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 380mm
Acoustical length: 309mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.3mm
Bore: 10.5mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15408
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Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Samuel William Hildebrandt
1845-1850 ca.
Fife in C [B-flat], high pitch
George Cloos
1865-1950 ca.
Fife in C [B-flat]
George Cloos
1865-1950 ca.
Fife in C [B-flat]
John F. M. Joerdans
1859-1874