Nachstehend sind deutsche Gattungsbezeichnungen mit Beschreibungen (auf Englisch) für verschiedene Teile aufgeführt, von denen einige niemals in ein und demselben Dudelsack existieren. Lokale Terminologie wird nur in den Beschreibungen der betreffenden Dudelsäcke verwendet.
Authentisch (i.e. Authentische Tonleiter)
Konisch (i.e. Konische Bohrung)
Plagal (i.e. Plagale Tonleiter)
Schallloch (or Schall-Loch; before 1996: Schalloch)
Teleskopisch (i.e. "Teleskopische" Bohrung)
Zylindrisch (i.e. Zylindrische Bohrung)
·? (bellows: leather between the cheeks [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (construction: gasket [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (construction: interspace [?] [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (construction: mount [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (construction: shoulder [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (construction: striping [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (construction: tuning slide [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (decoration: recess [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (drone bell [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (drone: exceptionally high drone [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (drone: high [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (drone: low [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (drone: medium [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (drone: mute [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (drones: butt piece [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (drones: tuning piece [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (drones: upper tuning piece [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (fingering: alternative [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (hornpipe [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (length: absolute [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (length: relative [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (maintenance: dressing [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (performance: gracenote [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (performance: hammering [?] [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (performance: pinching [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (performance: slide-fingering [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (reed, double: blade [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (reed, double: lip [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (reed, double: mouth [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (reed, single, idioglot, down-cut [Term not mentioned in available sources])
·? (reed, single, idioglot, up-cut [Term not mentioned in available sources])