Term

Slovakia

Gajdica (f)

double chanter, 1 piece: cylindrical, parallel / chanter + semidrone / 1 bell / single reeds

Part of Gajdy

Diminutive of Gajda; Assembled chanters do occur as well; NB: ➺ homonyms.

150-250 mm; Chanter: open, sometimes (partly) closed, no bell; Semidrone: with bell; Elschek gives 11 different tunings.

Synonym(s) (& alternative spellings)

Dvojka, Kozička, Píšťala, Prebierka, Predňák

Parts

Jednorka, Pätorka

Sources

Elschek, Oskár: Die Volksmusikinstrumente der Tschechoslowakei, 2 (Handbuch der europ. Volksmusikinstr. 1/2;2 [Slowakei]). Leipzig, 1983, p.212, 218.