Sopele

Martin Glavaš
1976. , Pula

Wood, Cane, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish.

Small: The instrument has seven finger-holes on the pipe and the seventh hole (for the little finger) is double. The bell has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish.

Ivan Radić
1985.

Wood, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes and the bottom one is drilled on both sides of the pipe. The upper part of the pipe is reinforced with cast lead. The sopele are decorated with parallel rings made on a lathe, and the bell has an egg-shaped thickening. The instrument is painted and lacquered. This type of sopela is characteristic of the area of the island of Krk and the Kvarner bay.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes . the pipe has two vent-holes drilled on both side of the pipe. The upper part of the pipe is reinforced with cast lead. The sopela is decorated with parallel rings made on a lathe. The bell is thickened with the help of a lathe and it has two vent-holes with the bottom one drilled on both sides of the pipe. The instrument is painted and lacquered. This type of sopela is characteristic of the area of the island of Krk and the Kvarner bay.

Anonymous
oko 1960/cca 1960

Wood, Woodturning

None

The instrument has seven finger-holes while the seventh one (for the little finger) is double. The chanter has two metal rings inserted while on the bell there is also one. Further, the bottom of the bell is reinforced with a metallic part. The bell has also a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe. By the working method, it is possible that instrument was made by Miro Blažina – Pikutar.

Božidar Oplanić
1969.

Wood, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has seven finger-holes while the seventh one (for the little finger) is double. the pipe has a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. The bell has two vent-holes, and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. Rings made of brass and chromed iron are inserted on the upper parts of the bell and the pipe. the pipe and the bell are decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe. The sopela is painted with a brownish colour and varnished. The pirouette and the reed are missing.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes, and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. A brass ring is inserted on the upper part of the bell. The instrument is decorated with rings and parallel ridges and grooves made on a lathe. The sopela is painted with a brownish colour and subsequently varnished. The pirouette and the reed are missing.

Martin Glavaš
1973. , Pula

Wood, Cane, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes, and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and with parallel rings made with an incandescent wire, also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is painted with a brownish colour and varnished.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes and a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. The bell also has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is painted brown and varnished.

Martin Glavaš
1973. , Pula

Wood, Cane, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes, and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and with parallel rings made with an incandescent wire, also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish.
Small: The instrument has six finger-holes and a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. The bell also has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish.

Vinko Trubić
1933. , Krk

Wood, Cane, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has a vent-hole drilled on both sides. The upper part of the pipe is reinforced with cast lead. The sopela is decorated with parallel rings made on a lathe. These are the first sopele that the maker made and are typical of the island of Krk and the Kvarner bay.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes . the pipe has two vent-holes drilled on both sides of the pipe. The upper part of the hand-made pipe is reinforced with cast lead. The bell is decorated with carved thin parallel rings and egg-shaped thickenings made on a lathe. It has a drilled hole that was blocked afterwards. The cracked bell is fixed at three points with iron staples. The maker is the father Vincent Trubić, a master whose sopele are also part of the holdings of the EMI. This type of sopela is characteristic of the area of the island of Krk and the Kvarner bay.

Vinko Trubić
1973. , Krk

Wood, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes and the bottom one is drilled on both sides of the pipe. The upper part of the pipe is reinforced with cast lead. The sopele are decorated with parallel rings made on a lathe, and the bell has an egg-shaped thickening. The instrument is painted and lacquered. The pirouette lacks the reed. This type of sopela is characteristic of the area of the island of Krk and the Kvarner bay.
Small: The instrument has six finger-holes . the pipe has two vent-holes drilled on both side of the pipe. The upper part of the pipe is reinforced with cast lead. The sopela is decorated with parallel rings made on a lathe. The bell is thickened with the help of a lathe and it has two vent-holes with the bottom one drilled on both sides of the pipe. The instrument is painted and lacquered. The pirouette lacks the reed. This type of sopela is characteristic of the area of the island of Krk and the Kvarner bay.

Martin Glavaš
1974. , Pula

Wood, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes, and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and with parallel rings made with an incandescent wire, also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish. The pirouette and the reed are missing.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes and a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. The bell also has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish. Part of the bell is broken off and the pirouette and the reed are missing.

Martin Glavaš
1974. , Pula

Wood, Cane, Olive, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes, and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and with parallel rings made with an incandescent wire, also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes and a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. The bell also has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish. The pirouette lacks the reed.

Martin Glavaš
1974. , Pula

Wood, Cane, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes, and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and with parallel rings made with an incandescent wire, also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes and a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. The bell also has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish.

Martin Glavaš
1974. , Pula

Wood, Cane, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes, and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and with parallel rings made with an incandescent wire, also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is coloured with a reddish-brown colour and varnished.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes and a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. The bell also has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is coloured with a reddish-brown colour and varnished. During the making of the instrument the back of the pipe was drilled with seven holes (presumably by mistake) that were later blocked with wooden plugs and a mixture of wood glue and sawdust.

Vinko Trubić
1973. , Krk

Wood, Cane, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes and the bottom one is drilled on both sides of the pipe. The sopela is decorated with parallel rings made with an incandescent wire on a lathe. The bell has egg-shaped thickenings. The sopele are painted and lacquered.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes . the pipe has two vent-holes drilled on both side of the pipe. The sopela is decorated with parallel rings made with an incandescent wire on a lathe. The bell is thickened with the help of a lathe and it has two vent-holes with the bottom one drilled on both sides of the pipe. The instrument is painted and lacquered. This type of sopela is characteristic of the area of the island of Krk and the Kvarner bay.

Mario Sandrić
1974. , Butkovići, Pula

Wood, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The bell of the sopela is slightly cracked. The instrument is painted or varnished in a bright shade of brown. The pirouette lacks the reed.

Small: The instrument has seven finger-holes on the pipe and the seventh hole (for the little finger) is double. The bell has a vent-hole drilled on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. The instrument is painted or varnished in a bright shade of brown. The pirouette lacks the reed.

Mate Maružin-Žliga
1925. , Kanfanar

Wood, Cane, Metal, Woodturning

The instrument has seven finger-holes on the pipe and the seventh hole (for the little finger) is double. The bell has a vent-hole drilled on both sides. The upper part of the pipe is reinforced with an iron ring. The bell is also reinforced with iron rings at the bottom and at the top, but the latter one is missing. The sopela is decorated with thin rings, ridges and grooves made on a lathe. The instrument is painted with a brown colour. The reed and pirouette may not be original.

Miro Blažina-Pikutar
1961. , Marčana

Wood, Cane, Walnut, Metal, Woodturning

Great: the instrument has six finger-holes . There are two vent-holes on the bell and one was drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe. A part of the bell is broken, and the stop that holds the pirouette is missing.

Small: The instrument has seven finger-holes while the seventh one (for the little finger) is double. the pipe has a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. The bell has also two vent-holes, and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe.

Jože Križmanić
1937. , Veli Ježenj (Pazin)

Wood, Woodturning

The bell of the great sopela and the fontanelle. The sopela is inventoried without the pipe. The fontanelle has four cross-drilled holes, and the central hole coincides with a hole drilled in the bell. The bell has two vent-holes drilled on both sides. The bell is decorated with carved thin lines and other geometric motifs such as triangles, squares and rhomboids. The stock has decorative parallel thin rings made with an incandescent wire on a lathe. The bell is cracked.

Ivan Fonović-Zlatela
oko/intorno/around 1900. , Lazarići (Kršan)

Wood, Metal, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has seven finger-holes on the pipe and the seventh hole (for the little finger) is double. the pipe has a vent-hole drilled on both sides. The bell also has such a hole. More holes for the stop are drilled in different places of the bell. The dimensions of this small sopela are a lot bigger than the average measures for this kind of instrument. On the bottom side of the pipe there are slots made for thumbs. The sopela is decorated with incised parallel rings with jagged ridges. A metal ring is inserted above the first hole of the pipe. The bell and the upper part of the pipe are damaged.

Martin Glavaš
1990. , Pula

Wood, Cane, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes. The bell has two vent-holes and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. Decorative crosshairs made with an incandescent wire are situated between the parallel rings of the bell. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish. The initials of the maker – MG – made with an incandescent tin stamp are inside the bell.

Small: The instrument has seven finger-holes on the pipe and the seventh hole (for the little finger) is double. The bell has a vent-hole drilled on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. Decorative crosshairs made with an incandescent wire are situated between the parallel rings of the bell. The initials of the maker – MG – made with an incandescent tin stamp are inside the bell. The pirouette lacks the reed.

Martin Glavaš
2000. , Pula

Wood, Cane, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. Decorative crosshairs made with an incandescent wire are situated between the parallel rings of the bell. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish. The initials of the maker – MG – made with an incandescent tin stamp are inside the bell.
Small: The instrument has seven finger-holes on the pipe and the seventh hole (for the little finger) is double. The bell has a vent-hole drilled on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. In addition to parallel rings made on a lathe the bell also has carved jagged decorations. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish. The initials of the maker – MG – made with an incandescent tin stamp are inside the bell.

Anton Peteh
1963. , Petešljari (Žminj)

Wood, Metal, Woodturning

Great: The instrument has five finger-holes . It is made without the usual third hole. The bell has one vent-hole. At the point where the pipe enters the bell there is another part - a fontanelle - as the remains of a Renaissance shawm, decorated with dots made with an incandescent wire and a drilled hole that matches the one drilled on the bell. The sopela is decorated with turned rings and parallel ridges and grooves. The instrument is painted with a brownish colour. The stop for the pirouette on the bell and the reed are missing.

Small: The instrument has six finger-holes and a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. The bell has one vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with three dots made with an incandescent wire and with parallel decorative rings, ridges and grooves made on a lathe. The instrument is painted with a brownish colour. The pirouette lacks the reed.

Darko Vitasović
2011. , Boduleri (Vodnjan)

Wood, Maple, Woodturning, Carving

Great: The instrument has six finger-holes . The bell has two vent-holes and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. In addition, the bell also has carved jagged decorations. The initials of the maker – DV (Darko Vitasović) – made with an incandescent wire are inside the bell. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish. The reed and the wooden stop on the pirouette are missing. (Note: the instrument was exposed at the exhibition Croatian Intangible Cultural Heritage on UNESCO list, 30.09.2015.)

Small:The instrument has seven finger-holes on the pipe and the seventh hole (for the little finger) is double. The bell has a vent-hole drilled on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe and parallel rings made with an incandescent wire also with the help of a lathe. In addition to parallel rings made on a lathe the bell also has carved jagged decorations. The instrument is lacquered with transparent varnish. The reed on the pirouette is missing. (Note: the instrument was exposed at the exhibition Croatian Intangible Cultural Heritage on UNESCO list, 30.09.2015.)

Miro Blažina-Pikutar
oko/cca 1960. , Marčana

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has six finger-holes . There are two vent-holes on the bell and one was drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela is decorated with ridges and grooves made on a lathe. A part of the bell is broken; the pirouette and the stop that holds it are missing. Sopela has been cut longitudinally across the central axis in order to understand the making techniques of the bell and the conical pipe from inside. Sopela was glued afterwards.

oko/intorno/around 1900

Wood, Woodturning

The instrument has six finger-holes. There is one vent-hole on the pipe drilled through on both sides, and the other vent-hole on the bell. Sopela is completely handmade. On the bottom of the chanter, there is a space made for positioning the thumb. The pirouette belongs for sure to another sopela from the collection- The bell is damaged. The chanter and the bell are handmade decorated with carved geometrical motifs.

Ivan Fonović-Zlatela
oko/intorno/around 1900 , Lazarići (Kršan)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has six finger-holes. The pipe has two vent-holes and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The other hole has been made and closed later. There is also one vent-hole on the bell. There are two metallic rings on the chanter and one on the bell. The bell of the sopela is cracked. Circular grooves were made on the pipe for metallic rings that are missing. The bell has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges, grooves and parallel rings made on a lathe. The pirouette, the reeds and the wooden stop are missing.

Anton Peteh
, Petešljari (Žminj)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has six finger-holes. The pipe has two vent-holes. There are also two vent-holes on the bell. One of them was made and closed later. The chanter of the instruments belongs to small sopela and the bell to the great sopela. That means that a part of the chanter was modificated, in order to fit in the bell. The chanter is decorated with parallel rings made on a lathe and the bell In addition has circular carved jagged decorations. Most probably, the pirouette belongs another instrument from the collection, precisely, to the handmade small sopela (Inv. Num. 6/3).

Nada Stepčić
1970. (donacija/donazione/donation)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has five finger-holes. There is one vent-hole on the fontanelle and one on the bell, drilled through the pipe on both sides. There is another vent-hole on the fontanelle that has been added later. The instrument is decorated with three dots made with an incandescent wire and with parallel decorative rings. The instrument is slightly damaged. On the chanter there are two metallic rings. The pirouette, reed and the wooden stop are missing.

Ivan Fonović-Zlatela
oko/intorno/around 1900 , Lazarići (Kršan)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has six finger-holes. Besides, there is another smaller hole, drilled through the pipe on both sides, distant from the last finger-hole 27 mm. It is not clear if this hole has a function of a vent-hole or of a finger-hole. There is one vent-hole on the fontanelle and one on the bell, drilled through the pipe on both sides. The fontanelle is decorated with parallel decorative rings and with a carved figure of a human face. The instrument is slightly damaged and reinforced with the iron wire. Same the bell. The bell is decorated with carved motifs. The pirouette, reed and the wooden stop are missing.

Ivan Fonović-Zlatela
oko/intorno/around 1900 , Lazarići (Kršan)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has seven finger-holes. Third and seventh have been closed later. The seventh finger-hole was also probably made afterwards. It is possible that each finger-hole was slightly enlarged. There is one vent-hole on the fontanelle and another one on the bell, drilled through the pipe on both sides. The fontanelle is decorated with three dots made with an incandescent wire and with parallel decorative rings. The bell is decorated with carved motifs. The pirouette, reed and the wooden stop are missing.

Justina Radetić
oko/intorno/around 1900. g.

Wood, Walnut, Hand made

The instrument is entirely handmade. It has six finger-holes. There is one vent-hole on the bell drilled through the pipe on both sides. The sopela has two metallic rings, one on the bell and the other on the bottom of the pipe. There was probably another ring on the upper part of the pipe. The sopela is decorated with a ring on the bell made with an incandescent wire. The pirouette, the reed and the stop that holds the pirouette are missing.

Anton Peteh
1962. , Petešljari (Žminj)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has six finger-holes. There are two vent-holes on the bell and one was drilled through the pipe on both sides. On the upper part of the pipe and on the upper part of the bell there are two thin metallic rings, one on each part. The sopela is decorated with three dots made with an incandescent wire and with parallel decorative rings, ridges and grooves made on a lathe. It is unsure if the stop for the pirouette belongs to this sopela. It is also possible that another pirouette that doesn't match to any other sopela from the collection, for the similarity of the making technique, belongs to this one.

Mate Maružin-Žliga
1955. , Kanfanar

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has seven finger-holes on the pipe and the seventh hole (for the little finger) is double. The pipe has two vent-holes and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The pipe of the sopela is cracked. Circular grooves were made on the pipe for metallic rings that are missing. The bell has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges, grooves and parallel rings made on a lathe. The pirouette and the reeds are missing.

Mate Maružin-Žliga
1963. , Kanfanar

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has seven finger-holes on the pipe and the seventh hole (for the little finger) is double. The pipe has a vent-hole drilled through the pipe on both sides. There are circular grooves made on the pipe for the inserted metallic rings. The sopela is decorated with ridges, grooves and parallel rings made on a lathe. The bell is decorated with thin engraved lines. The pirouette and the reeds are missing.