Punteruolo (m)
(with) definite article: ileach of the spatulae for spreading bees-wax when tuning, or adjusting a reed
Accessory used for handling beeswax when tuning; Though clearly visible in his ill. 82, Gioielli fails to refer to it whatsoever; The explanation of its function had to come from the inventor/maker of the instrument himself…; NB: This is one of the many examples of authors who take it for granted that their readers fully understand the subject of their text.
Gioielli, Mauro: Le zampogne nel Molise. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.218*.