Masak / Maśak / Mašak (m)
original: मसक्
Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 1 stock (single chanter) / no drones
Northern India; Played either melodically or as drone accompaniment to a shawm; NB: = Moshaq and Néï-ambân.
Baǰānā-śruti, Bhajana-sruti, Bhatzana-chruti, Bhazana śruti / ~ sruti / ~ s’ruti, Bhazana-çruti, Çruti upanga, Druthi, Macumba-ranga [?], Mashak [Mašhak], Mochuk, Moshuq [Moshug], Mošuk, Mushag, Nāgabaddha, Nosbug, Sruti (sometimes spelt Śruti, or S’ruti), Śruti-upāṅga (often spelt Sruti ~, sometimes S’ruti ~), Ṡruti-npaňga, Tamil sruti, Titti, Titty, Turti, Tutli, Tutti
·? (bag [Term not mentioned in available sources]), ·? (blowpipe [Term not mentioned in available sources]), ·? (chanter [Term not mentioned in available sources])
Deva, B. Chaitanya: Musical instruments of India: their history and development. Calcutta, 1978, p.117.
Sachs, Curt: The history of musical instruments. New York, 1940, p.154.
MGG: Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (Kassel, Bärenreiter, 1949–1968, supplemented 1973-1986) / 2nd ed. 1994-2007, supplemented 2008 (Maśak).
Podnos, Theodor H.: Bagpipes and tunings. Detroit, 1974 (Mašak), p.43, 47.
Pathak, R.C.: Bhargava’s standard illustrated dictionary of the Hindi language (Anglo-Hindi ed.). Varanasi, 1991 (2nd printing) (bag)
Pathak, R.C.: Bhargava’s standard illustrated dictionary of the Hindi language (Hindi-English ed.). Benares, ? (2, revised), p.७९८ (798).