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Calamo (m)

(with) definite article: il
(the) calamus (reed)

the 2 chanter tubes only

Identical types: 5
Launeddas / Launeḍḍas / Launedda [sic]

Term for either of the pipes (without the reeds) of the Mankosedda and Mankosa manna; NB: ➺ homonym (drone pipe).

Sources

Dore, Giovanni: Gli strumenti della musica popolare della Sardegna. Cagliari, 1976, p.41, 42, 303.