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Canna (f)

(with) definite article: la
plural: Canne; (with) definite article: le
(the) cane(s)

reed, with 2 reed blades ("oboe" reed)

Identical types: 31
Zampogna a chiave

NB: Castagna only mentions the plural form, using the local spelling (canni).

Made of cane (Arundo donax).

Pitedda, Rametta, Ramìette [or Ramìetto?]

Coddarinu

Sources

Tucci, Roberta: Le zampogne in Calabria. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.102.

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.21, [38, 40, 41*], (56 [➺ details!]).

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Antonietta Caccia (Scapoli), e-mail 18 Dec. 2022.