Meli, Giovanni
1904-? [>1986]piper (&c.) mentioned by name
Born in [?]; Lived [1986] in Cabras (prov. Oristano); Described by Franco Oppo as an elderly amateur player, who played [his Launeddas] with the three pipes separated, and stated that, when he was young, all Launeddas had their pipes "autonomous", obviously referring to his personal experience, limited to the Campidano di Oristano area.
Instrument: Launeddas / Launeḍḍas / Launedda [sic]
Oppo, Franco: Il sistema dei cunzertus nelle launeddas [with extensive attention to the various tunings]. In: Sonos (1994), p.161 (note 11 [➺ p.157: LOBAS]).