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Kielich (m)

bell, chalice

extremity of the chanter bell, bent upwards

Identical types: 2
Przebierka

Metal part of the chanter bell; The name is also used for the metal part of the drone bell.

Usually made of brass, more rarely of copper (thick (pre-war) brass sheets are considered the best).

Sources

Sobiescy, Jadwiga [Pietruszyńska] & Marian: Polska muzyka ludowa i jej problemy [Polish folk music and its problems]. Wybór prac pod redakcją Ludwika Bielawskiego [A selection of their works edited by Ludwik Bielawski]. Warszawa, 1973, p.99, 138.