Gudastviri (-)
original: გუდასტვირი
Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 1 stock (double chanter) / no drones
From გუდა (gùda [wineskin]) + სტვირი (stvìri [pipe]); In the early 20th century still distributed in all the eastern provinces, nowadays only found in the central North (prov. Racha); The instrument is usually provided with a decorative cover; NB¹: ➺ my remark to the Turkish term Guda. NB²: ➺ my remark in Čiboni on the problem of Schilakadse's treatment of terminology.
Bliadze-stviri, Gadatswiri, Goudastviri, Guda stiviri / Gudastiviri, Guda-stwili, Gudast’viri, Stiviri, Stviri, Stwiri
Атлас музыкальных инструментов народов СССР = Atlas of musical instruments of the peoples inhabiting the USSR [1963]. Вертков, Константин А. (Vertkov, Konstantin A.) / Благодатов, Георгий И. (Blagodatov, Georgij I.) / Язовицкая, Эльза Э. (Jazovickaja, El’za E.). Москва (Moskva), 1975 (2), p.125 / 217 &] Airs (1), p.30.
Schilakadse, Manana [Šilakadze]: Der georgische Dudelsack. In: The bagpipes in Europe, 1 (1976) (Gudastwiri).