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Puntalo (m)

(with) definite article: il
plural: Puntali; (with) definite article: i
(the) point(s)

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

Identical types: 23

Each of the accessories dangling on strings from a metal ring or a small wooden or bone frame disk that is dangling on a small chain fastened to one of the pipes; Used for handling beeswax when tuning.

Made of horn or bone (rarely wood or metal).

Sources

Gala, Giuseppe Michele: La zampogna in Campania. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.12.

Scaldaferri, Nicola: La zampogna in Basilicata. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.60.