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Clef (f)

(with) definite article: la
plural: Clefs; (with) definite article: les

mechanical device used to open/close a "fingerhole"

Identical types: 8
Key(s)

According to Ricros (et al.), the term for an entire set of keys is "clétage", or "clèterie".

Clé

Sources

Sachs, Curt: Real-Lexikon der Musikinstrumente: zugleich ein Polyglossar für das gesamte Instrumentengebiet [Berlin, 1913]. Hildesheim, 1964 [facsimile].

Ricros, André (et al.): La cabrette: histoire & technique d'une cornemuse. s.l. [Riom], 2017, p.[116b* (hautbois à clef)], 347 (plusieurs clefs), 349, 376; NB¹ (clétage): p.379*, 390* ([sans] clétage), 526* (clétage tardif [late keywork]), 554; NB² (clèterie): p.572.

Montbel, Eric: Les musettes Gaillard, cornemuses d'ameublement. In: Ricros (et al.): La cabrette… (2017), p.563 (absence, ou comme décor), 578 (absence).