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Croce (f)

(with) definite article: la
(the) cross

each of the pits in which the fingerholes are embedded

Identical types: 4

The shape of an upside-down "Latin cross" on the Ritta, formed by the fingerholes plus the upper venthole on the Fuso, with the twin holes (for the little finger) representing its crossbeam.

Sources

Izzi, Franco: Scapoli: realtà storiche e culturali di consapevolezza tradizionale. Scapoli, 1994, p.36.

Gioielli, Mauro: Le zampogne nel Molise. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.195, 222 (➺ fori a croce).