Bočka (f)
original: (бочка)
each of the spatulae for spreading bees-wax when tuning, or adjusting a reed
Spatula, dangling from the bell; Used for handling beeswax when tuning; Location?; NB: According to Kuhač, it hangs on a small strap that is fixed either on the bell or on the dvojnice.
According to Kuhač it is either a real eagle's claw, or made of lead, whereas Širola, who refers to Kuhač, only mentions lead only.
NB: ➺ remark concerning the unknown instruments !
Širola, Božidar: Sviraljke s udarnim jezičkom [Aerophones with a beating tongue]. Zagreb, 1937, p.178 [NOT in index!], 196 (»Kuhač).
Gojković, Andrijana: Narodni muzički instrumenti [Folk musical instruments]. Beograd, 1979 (»Širola [129]).
Kuhač, Franjo Š. [Šaver]: Prilog za poviest glasbe južnoslovjenske: Gajde [Contribution to the history of South Slavic music: Bagpipes]. In: Rad jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, knjiga L (Zagreb, 1879), p.46.