Brǎčilo (n)
(with) definite article: Brǎčilotooriginal: бръчило(то)
only drone, adjustable: cylindrical, straight, no bell, cavity / single reed
From бръмча (brǎmčà [to buzz / drone / hum]); Inclined, lateral, or pendulous (NB: ➺ Drone positions); Sounding 2 octaves below the 5th of the chanter, it produces the tonic of the melody.
Pitch, according to Todorov and Kaufman: G; According to Atanassov: E, F, or F♯.
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.
Тодоров, Манол [Todorov, Manol]: Български народни музикални инструменти: органография (Bulgarian folk instruments [organography]). София [Sofija], 1973, p.80.
Le Gonidec, Marie-Barbara: La cornemuse bulgare. In: Pastel 30 (Toulouse, 1996), ➺ p.25.