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Rackets (reedpipes)

Scope note

European Renaissance and Baroque reedpipes with double reed, consisting of a short cylindrical body in which a number of parallel cylindrical channels were bored up and down, connected alternately at top and bottom to form one long continuous tube. The double reed, partially enclosed by a pirouette, was inserted into the center channel at the top of the body.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042550

Equivalent Terms used

racket (reedpipe)

Created

13yrs ago

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