renaissance rackett (Renaissance era compact double reed)

~ Wind instrument

Description

Originating 1590 or earlier and made of wood or ivory, it had nine parallel cylindrical bores joined up at the top and bottom creating a continuous bore like a curled up snake. Its reed is attached to a center pirouette.

Relationships

from:Germany
used in:renaissance
type of:double reed
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/rackett/rackett_renaissance.png [info]
Wikidata:Q1398629 [info]