Cantarèla (f)
(with) definite article: ? [la?]only drone, adjustable: cylindrical, straight, no bell, cavity? / double reed
In juxtaposition with the Caramèl; NB¹: ➺ Rondinaïre, and Accord; NB²: According to footnote 2 of the Italian version of Robert’s text, “The cabrette of the Auvergne is "equipped” with a non-functioning drone, present for aesthetic reasons only" (which seems rather awkward for a single drone; Curiously, that fact is not mentioned in Robert's original French text, but it is also referred to as such by Blanc, according to whom it is "le plus souvent hors fonction" [i.e. mostly (!) off] (➺ Chanterelle [remarks and sources]); NB³: ➺ Leydi's remark regarding the use of the Cantarèl in modern instruments (in G) only; NB4: An informant on "Glosbe" (➺ below), claims that "the drone is mute" [which, in my perception, is definitely not the same as being "off"], to which he adds, however, that "it is active in mouth-blown instruments"; NB5: Probably, the latter statement provided Leydi with an opportunity to determine the pitch of a drone that is customarily silent; NB6: ➺ Chantarèla.
Pitch: d².
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.
Robert, Christian: L’histoire singulière de la musette Béchonnet et de sa progéniture contemporaine européenne = La storia singolare della cornamusa Béchonnet e della sua influenza sull’evoluzione recente di alcune cornamuse europee = The remarkable history of the Musette Béchonnet and its modern descendants in Europe. In: Utriculus XII (45), gennaio/marzo 2008, p.15.
Leydi, Roberto: La zampogna in Europa. Como, 1979, p.66 (cantarél [sic]; pitch).
Blanc, Bernard: Cabrettes à l'étude. Description technique de la cabrette. In: Ricros (et al.): La cabrette… (2017), p.588.