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Hvezdár (m)

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Palečnica

Term, according to Elschek, based on its "thin" sound in the upper octave and its brief applications.

Much shorter than chanter and semidrone; 1 octave higher than the tonica of the chanter.


Sources

Elschek, Oskár: Die Volksmusikinstrumente der Tschechoslowakei, 2 (Handbuch der europ. Volksmusikinstr. 1/2;2 [Slowakei]). Leipzig, 1983, p.227.