InstrumentFife |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerButton & Purday |
Place MadeEurope; England; London; United Kingdom |
Date Made1805-1808 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood; 2 sections; 3 brass ferrules; small circular embouchure-hole.
Overall size: 358 mm
Sounding length: embouchure to foot, 300 mm
Bore: cylindrical
Performance characteristics: Range D⁴ - E⁶ diatonically (sounding C⁵ - D⁷). Plays flatter towards top notes with cork in present position.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ c 430 Hz (c 431 Hz).
Stamped "C / BUTTON & PURDAY / LONDON" (in scrolls).
Warped; lacks upper ferrule; middle and lower ferrules both split |
NotesE. Smith, 1987, 1991. |
Measurements358. |
ProvenancePurchased 1987. |
CollectionMIMEd; Mickleburgh Collection |
Accession Number2767 |