Nāgabaddha (gender unknown)
original: ? [Sanskrit]
Described by Sachs (who unfortunately doesn’t reveal his source) as a bagpipe with double-chanter, the southern type of which "has a drone only" and the northern type "occasionally also a chanter", after which he adds its name in Hindi (Mošuk); Podnos refers to Francis W. Galpin, »A textbook of European musical instruments« (New York, 1937); NB: ➺ Pakistan.
Sachs, Curt: Real-Lexikon der Musikinstrumente: zugleich ein Polyglossar für das gesamte Instrumentengebiet [Berlin, 1913]. Hildesheim, 1964 [facsimile] (Nagabaddha).
Sachs, Curt: Handbuch der Musikinstrumentenkunde [1920]. Leipzig, 1930 (2), p.350 (Nāga~).
Širola, Božidar: Sviraljke s udarnim jezičkom [Aerophones with a beating tongue]. Zagreb, 1937, p.356, 374 (naga~).
Galpin, Francis William: A textbook of European musical instruments: their origin, history and character. London, 1937, p.203 (naga~).
Marcuse, Sibyl: Musical instruments: a comprehensive dictionary. New York, 1975 (Nāga~).
Podnos, Theodor H.: Bagpipes and tunings. Detroit, 1974, p.23 (naga~: »Galpin, Textbook; nāga~: »Marcuse).