Description
Some years back I obtained someone’s measurements of a fife held in the Armeemuseum, Ingolstadt, Germany. It had measurement data but not aesthetic details. I reached out to the Armeemuseum but in vain, so I replicated the fife from the measurements at hand. A customer who was doing a RevWar Hessian impression wanted one, but felt that it didn’t play like traditional fifes do; he had me make him a modified version. Recently, I was approached to replicate the fife again but to stick to the original measurements. The “Ingolstadt” model is this replica, which is rather plain, or devoid of taper in the body and lacking markings on the ferrules. It has a larger bore than most fifes that have survived from this period (larger than 1/2 inch), and the data at hand indicates that the original fife was made of Boxwood. It is ostensibly dated to 1759, but I have no further information as to the original maker or how they are sure of the date. I can say that unlike most fifes I’ve seen believed to be 18th century and German, this is not in nominal “D”, but rather in “C”.
It seems appropriate a fife for those who are presenting a “Hessian” interpretation for RevWar reenactors, or for that matter, the Seven Years War.
This model is made to order, so it will be doubtful that I will have any in stock at the time you place your order. At this time, I offer it in American Boxwood only, but you can inquire should you desire a different wood.
