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Terzo (m)

(with) definite article: il
(the) 3rd (third)

low drone, adjustable: conical, straight, bell, no cavity / double reed

Identical types: 5
Zampogna

Divergent, rear centre.

2 pieces (butt piece + bell); Leydi (1989) gives the pitch of each of the sizes he mentions (17: (b♭¹), 20: (g¹), 23: (f¹), 25: e♭¹, 30: c¹, 32: b♭, 25 bassa: e♭, and 28 bassa: d), but omits to offer an explanation for his use of the brackets.
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.

Contra, Contro

Sources

Leydi, Roberto: La zampogna in Europa. Como, 1979, p.130.

Leydi, Roberto: Typological outlines of the Italian bagpipes. In: SIMP IX (Stockholm, 1989), p.117 (pitches only, no name).