Talk:Leadpipe

Woodwinds
I suspect that "leadpipe" in the description of the dulzaina reed image is a mistranslation. The equivalent piece of an oboe is called the "staple" in English. __ Just plain Bill (talk) 23:59, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Removed image, after fixing the description of File:Tudell i canya de la dolçaina.JPG. The Spanish tudel article shows an image of oboe staples. The equivalent piece of a bassoon or dulcian is called a bocal. __ Just plain Bill (talk) 00:23, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

pronunciation
I suspect that on the rare occasions when this word with this meaning is used in speech, the first syllable is pronounced LEED, not LED. I hardly suppose that it is made of the toxic metal lead! Rather, it brings ("leads") the player's breath to the body of the instrument. I searched for pronunciations, but everything I found referenced the metal, including the idiom "lead-pipe cinch".

Thnidu (talk) 21:04, 6 February 2023 (UTC)