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Bibiki (n)

(with) definite article: to
plural: Bibikia; (with) definite article: ta

original: μπιμπίκι (το) ((τα) μπιμπίκια)

(the) ?

reed consisting of a base (the Body) with a vibrating blade (the Tongue)

Identical types: 55
Tsabouna

NB¹: Gioielli erroneously spells the plural form "bibikie"; NB²: ➺ homonym (reed of Gaida).

Usually up-cut; Bagpipers of many islands and the Greeks of the Black Sea region prefer down-cut reeds, saying that these give a sweeter voice.


Sources

Anoyanakis, Fivos: Greek popular musical instruments [Title on cover: »Greek folk musical instruments«]. Athens, 1979, p.180.

Ανωγειανάκης, Φοίβος [Anoyanakis, Fivos]: Ελληνικά λαϊκά μουσικά όργανα. Αθήνα [Athens], 1979, p.179.

Gioielli, Mauro: Bagpipes in Greece (Zampogne in Grecia). In: Utriculus 3;4 (12), ottobre-dicembre 1994, p.12 (bibikie).