Place of business: New York, NY
Dates of business: Circa 1847-1863
*Per Langwill
This fife is marked: Firth Pond & Co/547 Broadway/N York (Too dark to photograph)
Note: Instrument is a presentation instrument and on the embouchure plate is engraved: “Presented to Wm T Bell by the Citizens of Pittsburgh”.
Features:
Length of Instrument: 16 7/8 inches
Wood: Appears to be rosewood
Key of Instrument: Bb
Finger Holes: Same size
The spacing on the holes is as follows:
1-2=.77
2-3=.74
3-4=.88
4-5=.71
5-6=.74
Swell: At the embouchure hole.
Diameter: .81
Ferrules: Nickel/seamed
Cat Number 64