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Punteruolo (m)

(with) definite article: il
plural: Punteruoli; (with) definite article: i
(the) (prick-)punch(es)

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

Identical types: 23

Made of horn, bone, rarely wood or metal, nowadays [i.e. late 20th century; ws] also of plastic.

Sources

Tucci, Roberta: La zampogna zoppa dell’alta valle dell’Aniene: in ricordo di Cecco Splendori. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.93, 95*.

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