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Fife in C (B-flat)
Side-blown fife flute made of a single piece of boxwood with six fingerholes and brass ferrules. It has a cork stopper and an oval embouchure hole. Cylindrical bore. Nominal pitch: B-flat.
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second half of 18th century - Maker:
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Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Length: 360mm