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Majetta (f)

(with) definite article: la
plural: Majette; (with) definite article: le
(the) ?(s)

each of the spatulae for spreading bees-wax when tuning, or adjusting a reed

Identical types: 23

Each of the accessories dangling from a metal ring or wooden frame fastened to one of the pipes; Used for handling beeswax when tuning.

Made of wood, animal horn, bone, plastic, or metal.

Piruòzzolo, Pizzuto, Puntalo, Spizzingolo, ·? (tuning device: remaining designations)

Sources

Tucci, Roberta: Le zampogne in Calabria. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.104.