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Chiave (f)

(with) definite article: la
plural: Chiavi; (with) definite article: le
(the) key(s)

mechanical device used to open/close a "fingerhole"

Identical types: 8
Canto

Cuscinetto, Lamella, Leva [?], Molla, Ponte

Sources

Sachs, Curt: Real-Lexikon der Musikinstrumente: zugleich ein Polyglossar für das gesamte Instrumentengebiet [Berlin, 1913]. Hildesheim, 1964 [facsimile].