Zampogna a mezza chiave (f)
(with) definite article: laLiterally: "bagpipe with half a key" (Intended meaning possibly "half-size bagpipe with a key"; Compare Zampogna a chiavi’nteri); According to Leydi, "In the past larger instruments (a chiave) were used"; According to Tucci, the term is an alternative name, used by [Domenico] Cutullè of Cardinale (prov. Catanzaro) for a Zampogna № 9, [and] by [Tommaso] Marino of Mesoraca (prov. Crotone) as an alternative name for his Zampogna mezze cornette; NB¹: According to Castagna/Morello, “a synonym of Menzìatta”; NB²: ➺ Zampogna a chiavi sana, and romane.
Leydi mentions the range of both chanters combined (i.e. f ➺ c²); When separated, this reads, according to his general example (ill. 15), if interpreted correctly, as:
Left: f-g-a-b♭-c¹ / Right: e¹-f¹-g¹-a¹-b♭¹-c²; The 3 drones are pitched c¹, f¹, and c².
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.
Leydi, Roberto: Typological outlines of the Italian bagpipes. In: SIMP IX (Stockholm, 1989), p.117.
Tucci, Roberta: Le zampogne in Calabria. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.112.
Castagna, Ettore: La zampogna a chiave calabrese (The Calabrian zampogna with key) - 1 (Disegni: Stefano Fraschetti). In: Utriculus, Nuova serie XVII (56), II semestre 2018, p.[42, 43 (Tavola 6, ill. 2*), 44, 45 (Tavola 7, ill. 3*)], (54 [➺ details!], 56).
Castagna, Ettore & Morello, Domenico: La zampogna a chiave calabrese - 2: Diciùattu, la più grande zampogna a chiave della Calabria e la classificazione misteriosa (The Calabrian bagpipe with key - 2. Diciùattu, the largest bagpipe with key in Calabria and the mysterious classification). In: Utriculus, Nuova serie XIX (59), I semestre 2020, [15 (mezzachiave)], 16, [17 (a mezza chiave)], 19 (mezza chiave), [21 (a mezza chiave)].