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Sasköröm (-)

(with) definite article: a
eagle’s nail/claw

each of the spatulae for spreading bees-wax when tuning, or adjusting a reed

Identical types: 23

Chain with a hook or spatula, dangling from the chanter; Used for handling beeswax when tuning; county Nógrád: Kishartyán [W of Salgótarján] and Szécsény district* [E of Balassagyarmat]; *NB: location exhibit nr.134664 in Szabó erroneously "Széchenyi" [which is a thermal bath resort in Budapest].

Chain and hook: brass; A spatula is usually made of horn.

Dudalánc

Sources

Szabó, Zoltán G.: A duda = The bagpipe. Budapest, 2004, p.111*.

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