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Punto (m)

(with) definite article: il
plural: Punti; (with) definite article: i
(the) point(s), pitch(es)

measure (accompanied by conversion in mm, if available!) used to define the chanter size of a bagpipe

Identical types: 4

Measure (? mm) used to define the size of chanters and drones; According to Sparagna the number doesn’t necessarily indicate a fixed pitch, because it can vary up to a semitone, depending on the used reeds or as a result of other problems related to tuning.

Sources

Sparagna, Ambrogio: Zampogne, presepi e musica paraliturgica nel Lazio meridionale. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.105.