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Prima (f)

(with) definite article: la
(the) 1st (first)

only piece (or butt piece of a composed drone), lodging the reed, with a tenon for insertion into the stock

Identical types: 15
Bordón

The butt piece of the drone, with a slightly conical tenon (for tuning purposes) for insertion in the Copa.

Sources

García-Oliva Mascarós, Alfonso: Museo de la Gaita: catálogo de las cornemusas del Museo de la Gaita de Gijón. Gijón, s.a. [1992], p.71.