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
type of:double reed
derivations:baroque rackett (Conical bored compact double reed)
picture:https://staticbrainz.org/irombook/rackett/rackett_renaissance.png [info]
Wikidata:Q1398629 [info]