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Femmina (f)

(with) definite article: la
(the) female

right hand chanter of a non-linked double chanter: cylindrical, divergent, bell / double reed

No identical types known (yet).
Femmina

According to Scaldaferri, "Though usually conical, the bore of both chanters may also be cylindrical (➺ Bore), depending on a maker’s personal choice".

Sources

Scaldaferri, Nicola: La zampogna in Basilicata. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.58.