Sordellina (f)
(with) definite article: laoriginal: sordellìna
Bagpipe, bellows-blown: 1 stock (double chanter + 2 drones) / no additional drones
Built by Manfredo Settala (Milano, 1600-1680); NB¹: In several sources incorrectly called a "Sourdeline", which is, however, a French term; NB²: ➺ Sardellina & Sardëllina, Serdellina, Sordelina &c., Sourdeline and related terms, and Surdelina & similar terms
Instruments with 40, 42, 54, and 56 keys are known.
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Baldano, Giovanni Lorenzo: Libro per scriver l’intavolatura per sonare sopra le sordelline (Tablature book for playing the sordellina; Savona, 1600). Facsimile del manoscritto e studi introduttivi a cura di Maurizio Tarrini, Giovanni Farris, John Henry van der Meer. Savona, 1995, p.136 (»Terzago; 42 keys), 138 (»Scarabelli; 40 or 56 keys [2 types]), 144 (»Visconti), 144-145 (»Baldinucci; 54 voci).