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Mancina (f)

(with) definite article: la
(the) left hand

left hand chanter of a non-linked double chanter: conical, divergent, bell / double reed

Identical types: 7
Zampogna

Left hand chanter; It acts as an accompaniment or counterpoint to the Destra and accentuates the rhythmic cadence of the entire performance; NB: ➺ homonyms.

Externally ellipsoidal, its bore is cylindrical, but of various diametres (increasing towards the bell; ➺ Telescope-like bore); Range of the Mancina of a Zampogna: 4 "palmi": d♭-e♭-f-g♭-a♭ (6 "palmi": G-A-B-c-d).
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.

Chiave, Manca

Coperchia

Sources

Gala, Giuseppe Michele: La zampogna in Campania. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.10.