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Para-ancia (f)

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

reed protection (inside the bag), rendering even air supply and protecting the reeds against pollution from the bag

Identical types: 6
·? (stock [Term not mentioned in available sources])

According to Gioielli, "a cane fillet placed in front of the reed in order to protect it from possible damage", failing to inform us how it is fastened and its exact position.

Made of cane (Arundo donax).

Sources

Gioielli, Mauro: La zampogna in Puglia. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.49.