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Zùmbeca (f)

(with) definite article: ? [la?]
(the) ?

low drone, adjustable: cylindrical, straight, bell, no cavity / single reed

Identical types: 2
Zampogna a moderna (~ alla moderna)

Divergent, rear centre; Bova Marina (prov. Reggio Calabria).

2 pieces (butt piece + bell): 245-405 mm (g); Leydi: c¹.

Zombaco, Zùmbaco, Zùmbeco, ·? (drone: low: remaining designations [not mentioned in available sources])

Sources

Leydi, Roberto: Typological outlines of the Italian bagpipes. In: SIMP IX (Stockholm, 1989), p.115 (pitch only, no term).

Tucci, Roberta: Le zampogne in Calabria. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.118, 121, 124 (pitch).