Pierre MONDINEU (1847-1925), clog maker in Pindères (47) and maker of bohas.
He made this instrument for his son Léon Mondineu (1871-1964) Bohaire who also played the violin and who sometimes played "the photographer".
There are three copies of these instruments that belonged to Voltaire Mondineu.
The first in the order of the records (BdG-2012-1) is that kept at the Paul Dupuy Museum in Toulouse.
Lthe other two copies were found thanks to research by Jean-Pascal Leriche. He obtained essential information from Patrice Bianco and Pierre Corbefin.
Patrice Bianco, thanks to a loan from Voltaire Mondineu, had these two instruments available for about a year and a half in the late 1970s.
On this occasion, his research led us to estimate that the removable part of the Brunidèir
of the Mondineu-3 boha (Bdg-2013-06) was in fact that of the Mondineu-2 boha (BdG-2013-01).
When Patrick Burbaud recovered these instruments to measure them, the removable part some brunidèir was attached to the boha Mondineu-3 as originally and
as on the photo (fig-17 page 39) of Lothaire Mabru's work "La bagpipe des landes de Gascogne" - Belin-Beliet, Center Lapios du Bazadais - "Les Amis du Bazadais" 1986 edition.
The three Bohaussacs
Boha of Mondineu-1 (BdG-2012-1)
This boha is incomplete, it includes:
- the sheepskin bag turned inside out,
- the boxwood pihet decorated in ink,
- the stump of the pihet decorated with pewter,
- the bohet (blowpipe),
- the stump of the bohet decorated with tin.
The reeds and the removable part of the brunidèir are missing.
This instrument, studied on July 5, 2012 by Patrick Burbaud, was first entrusted after the war to the Agen museum by Voltaire Mondineu. It is currently kept
and listed in the Paul Dupuy Museum in Toulouse under the inventory number 17587.
This session took place in the presence of Jean Pascal Leriche and Pascal Petiprez.
Boha of Mondineu-2 (BdG-2013-01)
It is incomplete, it only includes:
- the chanter (pihet),
- the removable part of the brunidèir.
This pihet is in corm or plum. The removable part of the brunidèir is of a different invoice and the wood used too.
This instrument, studied on June 01, 2013 by Patrick Burbaud, is kept by the heirs of the Mondineu family.
Boha of Mondineu-3 (BdG-2013-6)
It is incomplete, it only includes the pihet.
This pihet is in cherry wood and does not appear to have been used.
This instrument, studied on September 8, 2013 by Patrick Burbaud, is kept by the heirs of the Mondineu family.
