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Calamo (m)

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

organ-point; Generic term for all pipes producing a fixed and continuous tone

Identical types: 12

Drone pipe (without the reed), tied divergently to the Mankosa manna; Nowadays consisting of 2 or 3 joints, it originally (until the early 20th century) consisted of 1 piece only;
NB: ➺ homonym (melody pipes).

2 pieces of cane [Arundo donax?].


Sources

Dore, Giovanni: Gli strumenti della musica popolare della Sardegna. Cagliari, 1976, p.40.