The graïle, (or Occitan graile) is a woodwind instrument of Languedoc, France, resembling a oboe.Burgess, Geoffrey, and Haynes, Bruce. The Oboe. Germany, Yale University Press, 2004. 123. It is played in Monts de Lacaune (in the department of Tarn) and surrounding areas including Bezime.
Details The instrument consists of three turned wooden parts reinforced at the joints with horn.
Playing The graïle uses a double reed, the caramèla.
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