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Hlava (f)

head

stock for the chanter(s)

Identical types: 26
Gajdy

Chanter stock, carved in the shape of a goat’s head; Its bore has a 90° angle.

Hlavička, Klatka (gajdicova), Koza, Kozička

Sources

Elschek, Oskár: Die Volksmusikinstrumente der Tschechoslowakei, 2 (Handbuch der europ. Volksmusikinstr. 1/2;2 [Slowakei]). Leipzig, 1983, p.212.