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Roncón (m)

(with) definite article: el
➺ remark(s) below

low drone; general terms

Identical types: 6
Low drone (in a set)

From "roncar" [to snore/drone] ?; Usually (i.e. with rare exceptions) Retrograde or Inclined; NB¹: García-Oliva shows an unusual Asturian type, with a Y-shaped "bell" consisting of 3 resonance cavities, 2 of which are small bells crowning the larger 3rd one (like animal ears); NB²: ➺ homonyms & similar terms.


Sources

Meré, Rafael: Museo Internacional de la Gaita: catálogo. Gijón, 1970, p.19.

García-Oliva Mascarós, Alfonso: Museo de la Gaita: catálogo de las cornemusas del Museo de la Gaita de Gijón. Gijón, s.a. [1992], p.106*, 107*.