Courtesy of the Dover Historical Society.
http://doverhistoricalsociety.org/
Place of Business:Boston Mass
Dates of Business: 1777-1838*
*Per Dillon
This fife is marked: Wm Callender/62 Middle St/Boston
Note: Callender is the oldest American maker in which instruments survive.
Date of this fife: After 1803.
Key: Bb
Features:
Length of Instrument: 17 1/4 inches
Diameter: .72
Wood: Appears to be Black Ebony
Key of Instrument: Bb
Finger Holes: All the same size.
The spacing on the holes is as follows:
1-2 .78
2-3 .76
3-4 .90
4-5 .77
5-6 .73