Object Details
- unspecified
- U.S. War Department
- Description (Brief)
- This fife was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1850-1860. It is a United States Army Regulation fife in A-flat, made of maple with brass ferrules.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of War Department
- 1850 - 1860
- ID Number
- MI.219178
- catalog number
- 219178
- accession number
- 40430
- Object Name
- fife
- Physical Description
- maple (overall material)
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 15/16 in x 3/4 in; 43.02125 cm x 1.905 cm
- top brass ferrule: 2.4 cm; 15/16 in
- bottom brass ferrule: 2.4 cm; 15/16 in
- inside of bore: 1.2 cm; 15/32 in
- outside, bottom end after ferrule: 1.7 cm; 21/32 in
- outside, at embouchure: 2 cm; 25/32 in
- outside, at top after ferrule: 1.75 cm; 11/16 in
- embouchure hole: 9 mm; 11/32 in
- finger holes, each: 6 mm; 1/4 in
- distance from bottom of embouchure to end: 34 cm; 13 3/8 in
- bottom of embouchure to top of 1st hole: 14.35 cm; 5 21/32 in
- bottom of list hole to top, 2nd hole: 2.1 cm; 13/16 in
- bottom of hole 2 to top of hole 3: 2 cm; 25/32 in
- bottom of hole 3 to top of hole 4: 1.95 cm; 25/32 in
- bottom of hole 4 to top of hole 5: 1.95 cm; 25/32 in
- bottom of hole 5 to top of hole 6: 1.75 cm; 11/16 in
- bottom of hole 6 to end: 6.3 cm; 2 15/32 in
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606678
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-40ec-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
