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Balsami, Domenico [1]

1875-?

bagpipe maker, also a piper (or vv.) (&c.), mentioned by name

Born in Pretara (a fraction S of municipality Isola del Gran Sasso d’Italia, Siciliana valley, prov. Teramo); Father of Egidio; No additional details found.

Instrument: Scupina

Sources

Giovannelli, Vito: La zampogna zoppa negli Abruzzi - repertorio iconografico. Chieti / Pescara, 2004, p.25.

Di Cesare, Adina: Carta d’identità della zampogna cerquetana secondo Vito Giovannelli e Pietro Righini. s.l. [Teramo], 2013 (»Giovannelli/Righini).

Di Silvestre, Carlo: La zampogna zoppa in Abruzzo. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.160.

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Fondo Leydi (p.1, 11)