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title: "Requintu"
slug: requintu-register
definition: "High register of the Asturian gaita's punteru. Its three highest notes —D, E and F of requintu— are obtained with greater bellows pressure and specific fingering relative to the base register."
synonyms: ["high register Asturian gaita", "requintu notes", "gaita requintu"]
publishedAt: 2026-06-24
---
The **requintu** is the high register of the **Asturian gaita**'s
**punteru**. It comprises the instrument's three highest notes —D, E and
F of requintu—, sitting above the base scale. To reach them the gaitero
increases air pressure from the **bag** and adjusts fingering: the same
holes, but with a different finger position and a different breath
intensity.

Mastering the requintu is one of the markers of a gaitero's technical
maturity. A clean transition between the base register and the requintu
—without the intermediate notes squeaking or going out of tune— demands
precise bellows control. The F of requintu is the highest note of the
instrument's natural register; on modern chromatic models, the register
can extend further.