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Ronqueta (f)

(with) definite article: a

medium drone, adjustable: cylindrical, straight, no bell, cavity / single reed

Identical types: 4
Gaita galega

Diminutive of Ronco (➺ Roncón); Lateral, resting on the right fore-arm; With a single reed; Adorned with a fringe and - sometimes - a tassel; Optional medium (2nd) drone; If added: the only, originally the second, small drone; NB: ➺ Chillón; NB: ➺ Portugal.

Gaita grileira: d¹; ~ redonda: c¹; ~ tumbal: b♭; 2 pieces: Prima (with a Llave, a wooden tap for switching off when tuning the Ronco / Roncón) and a Copa.

Chave

Sources

Foxo, Xosé Lois: Os segredos da gaita [1982]. Ourense [Orense], s.a. [1985 (2)], p.32.

Personal communication

Leandro Bellón García (Rotterdam, May 1996).