Kvaka (f)
Extension piece for tuning the semidrone; Usually decoratively carved (or with tin incrustations); Western Slavonia; Podravska [Drava] region (Bilogora mountain region; Bjelovar-Križevci area (Cirkvena; Kapela; Veliki Raven; Ždralovi)); At its lower end, where it turns towards the horn, it lodges a supply of beeswax; NB: ➺ homonyms.
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Gojković, Andrijana: Narodni muzički instrumenti [Folk musical instruments]. Beograd, 1979 (5: »Lovrenčević [86]; 6: »Širola [129]).