Schweizerpfeife

Schweizerpfeife (Ger.: Swiss pipe), 1. the fife of the Swiss infantry fife-and-drum corps, so named during the Renaissance. It had a cylindrical bore and, according to Praetorius, was 2 ft. long with a compass of g1–c3 or c♯1–a♯2. In 1732 Majer describes it as a soldier's instr. with a d1–d3 compass. Also called Feldpfeife, fistula helvetica (134, 170); 2. organ stop of overblowing flue pipes, of narrow scale, recorded from 1489 on. Built at 8′ 4′, 2′, 1′ pitches (133). Sort…