{
  "id": "banjo_5_string",
  "name": "Five-string banjo",
  "family": "plucked_traditional",
  "class": "plucked_string_lead",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": 2,
    "sustain": -2,
    "polyphony": 1,
    "harmonicity": 0,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 1,
    "articulation": 1,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 1
  },
  "short": "five-string banjo",
  "exclude_family_parts": [
    "plucked_traditional_technique"
  ],
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "banjo_back",
      "name": "Open-back vs resonator",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "open_back",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Open-back",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-projection-volume",
            "woody",
            "low-dynamic-level"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "open-chord-ringing-overtones",
            "open-tuned",
            "plucked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "resonator",
          "name": "Resonator",
          "descriptors": [
            "loud",
            "treble-extended",
            "projecting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "tone_ring",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Tone ring",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "flathead",
          "name": "Flathead bronze",
          "descriptors": [
            "loud",
            "ringing",
            "bronze"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "tubaphone",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Tubaphone",
          "descriptors": [
            "clean",
            "woody",
            "vintage"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "wood_ring",
          "name": "Wooden tone ring",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-projection-volume",
            "woody",
            "old-time-suited",
            "wood"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ringing",
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "no_ring",
          "name": "No tone ring",
          "descriptors": [
            "undamped-resonance",
            "primitive",
            "clawhammer-suited"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ringing",
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_head",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Head",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "frosted_plastic",
          "name": "Frosted plastic",
          "descriptors": [
            "treble-extended",
            "projecting",
            "plastic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "coated_plastic",
          "name": "Coated plastic",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "dampened",
            "controlled",
            "plastic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "calfskin",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Calfskin",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "natural-material-resonance",
            "vintage",
            "calfskin",
            "hide"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fiberskyn",
          "name": "Fiberskyn",
          "descriptors": [
            "between-skin-and-plastic",
            "woody"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_pot",
      "name": "Pot diameter",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "pot_11",
          "default": true,
          "name": "11\"",
          "descriptors": [
            "treble-extended",
            "focused",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "pot_12",
          "name": "12\"",
          "descriptors": [
            "deeper",
            "warmer"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_play",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Playing technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "three_finger",
          "name": "Three-finger / Scruggs",
          "descriptors": [
            "rolling",
            "bluegrass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "clawhammer",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Clawhammer / frailing",
          "descriptors": [
            "percussive",
            "thumb-driven",
            "old-time"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "two_finger",
          "name": "Two-finger / drop-thumb",
          "descriptors": [
            "archaic",
            "driving",
            "piedmont"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_rim_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Rim wood / construction",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_3_ply_maple_gibson",
          "default": true,
          "name": "3-ply maple (Gibson Mastertone canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "3-ply-maple",
            "gibson-mastertone-canon",
            "high-projection"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_block_rim_maple",
          "name": "Block-rim maple (boutique modern)",
          "descriptors": [
            "block-rim",
            "maple",
            "boutique-bluegrass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_walnut_rim",
          "name": "Walnut rim (warmer)",
          "descriptors": [
            "walnut",
            "warmer-than-maple"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_mahogany_rim",
          "name": "Mahogany rim (vintage / clawhammer)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mahogany",
            "warm",
            "clawhammer-friendly"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_neck_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Neck wood",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_maple_neck",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Maple (bluegrass canon, matches rim)",
          "descriptors": [
            "maple",
            "bluegrass-canon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_mahogany_neck",
          "name": "Mahogany (open-back clawhammer canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mahogany",
            "open-back-canon",
            "clawhammer"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_walnut_neck",
          "name": "Walnut (mid-tier modern)",
          "descriptors": [
            "walnut",
            "mid-tier"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_cherry_neck",
          "name": "Cherry (boutique open-back)",
          "descriptors": [
            "cherry",
            "boutique-open-back"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Strings",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_medium_bluegrass",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Medium steel (bluegrass canon, GHS PF135)",
          "descriptors": [
            "medium-steel",
            "bluegrass-canon",
            "ghs-pf135"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_light_clawhammer",
          "name": "Light steel (clawhammer)",
          "descriptors": [
            "light-steel",
            "clawhammer-canon",
            "easy-pull"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_gut_minstrel",
          "name": "Plain gut (minstrel pre-1860s / fretless canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "plain-gut",
            "minstrel-pre-1860s",
            "fretless-canon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "period-performance"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "historical-gut"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_nylgut",
          "name": "Nylgut (Aquila — gut-emulating modern)",
          "descriptors": [
            "nylgut",
            "aquila",
            "gut-emulating"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_fluorocarbon",
          "name": "Fluorocarbon (modern open-back / clawhammer)",
          "descriptors": [
            "fluorocarbon",
            "modern-open-back"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_d_addario_j60",
          "name": "D'Addario J60 (medium nickel)",
          "descriptors": [
            "daddario-j60",
            "medium-nickel"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_bridge",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Bridge",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_maple_ebony_bridge",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Maple with ebony cap (5/8\" — bluegrass canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "maple-ebony-cap",
            "fixed-height",
            "bluegrass-canon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_minstrel_bridge",
          "name": "Low minstrel bridge (pre-1860s)",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-minstrel-bridge",
            "pre-1860s"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_compensated_bridge",
          "name": "Compensated bridge (modern Snuffy Smith)",
          "descriptors": [
            "compensated-bridge",
            "snuffy-smith"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_setup_period",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Setup period / canon",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_scruggs_bluegrass_setup",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Scruggs / Stelling bluegrass (Mastertone flathead, picks, high bridge)",
          "descriptors": [
            "scruggs-stelling",
            "bluegrass-setup",
            "mastertone-flathead",
            "picks-and-thumbpick"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_old_time_open_back_setup",
          "name": "Old-time / clawhammer open-back (low bridge, looser action)",
          "descriptors": [
            "old-time-clawhammer",
            "low-bridge-loose-action",
            "open-back"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "old-time"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_minstrel_period_setup",
          "name": "Minstrel pre-1860s (fretless, gut, low bridge)",
          "descriptors": [
            "minstrel-pre-1860s",
            "fretless",
            "gut-strings",
            "low-bridge"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_classic_5_string_setup",
          "name": "Classic 5-string parlor (1880-1920, ragtime / classic banjo)",
          "descriptors": [
            "classic-5-string",
            "ragtime-banjo",
            "1880-1920-parlor"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "banjo_back",
      "name": "Open-back vs resonator",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "open_back",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Open-back",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-projection-volume",
            "woody",
            "low-dynamic-level"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "open-chord-ringing-overtones",
            "open-tuned",
            "plucked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "resonator",
          "name": "Resonator",
          "descriptors": [
            "loud",
            "treble-extended",
            "projecting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "tone_ring",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Tone ring",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "flathead",
          "name": "Flathead bronze",
          "descriptors": [
            "loud",
            "ringing",
            "bronze"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "tubaphone",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Tubaphone",
          "descriptors": [
            "clean",
            "woody",
            "vintage"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "wood_ring",
          "name": "Wooden tone ring",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-projection-volume",
            "woody",
            "old-time-suited",
            "wood"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ringing",
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "no_ring",
          "name": "No tone ring",
          "descriptors": [
            "undamped-resonance",
            "primitive",
            "clawhammer-suited"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ringing",
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_head",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Head",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "frosted_plastic",
          "name": "Frosted plastic",
          "descriptors": [
            "treble-extended",
            "projecting",
            "plastic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "coated_plastic",
          "name": "Coated plastic",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "dampened",
            "controlled",
            "plastic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "calfskin",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Calfskin",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "natural-material-resonance",
            "vintage",
            "calfskin",
            "hide"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fiberskyn",
          "name": "Fiberskyn",
          "descriptors": [
            "between-skin-and-plastic",
            "woody"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_pot",
      "name": "Pot diameter",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "pot_11",
          "default": true,
          "name": "11\"",
          "descriptors": [
            "treble-extended",
            "focused",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "pot_12",
          "name": "12\"",
          "descriptors": [
            "deeper",
            "warmer"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_play",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Playing technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "three_finger",
          "name": "Three-finger / Scruggs",
          "descriptors": [
            "rolling",
            "bluegrass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "clawhammer",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Clawhammer / frailing",
          "descriptors": [
            "percussive",
            "thumb-driven",
            "old-time"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "two_finger",
          "name": "Two-finger / drop-thumb",
          "descriptors": [
            "archaic",
            "driving",
            "piedmont"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_rim_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Rim wood / construction",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_3_ply_maple_gibson",
          "default": true,
          "name": "3-ply maple (Gibson Mastertone canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "3-ply-maple",
            "gibson-mastertone-canon",
            "high-projection"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_block_rim_maple",
          "name": "Block-rim maple (boutique modern)",
          "descriptors": [
            "block-rim",
            "maple",
            "boutique-bluegrass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_walnut_rim",
          "name": "Walnut rim (warmer)",
          "descriptors": [
            "walnut",
            "warmer-than-maple"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_mahogany_rim",
          "name": "Mahogany rim (vintage / clawhammer)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mahogany",
            "warm",
            "clawhammer-friendly"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_neck_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Neck wood",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_maple_neck",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Maple (bluegrass canon, matches rim)",
          "descriptors": [
            "maple",
            "bluegrass-canon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_mahogany_neck",
          "name": "Mahogany (open-back clawhammer canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mahogany",
            "open-back-canon",
            "clawhammer"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_walnut_neck",
          "name": "Walnut (mid-tier modern)",
          "descriptors": [
            "walnut",
            "mid-tier"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_cherry_neck",
          "name": "Cherry (boutique open-back)",
          "descriptors": [
            "cherry",
            "boutique-open-back"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Strings",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_medium_bluegrass",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Medium steel (bluegrass canon, GHS PF135)",
          "descriptors": [
            "medium-steel",
            "bluegrass-canon",
            "ghs-pf135"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_light_clawhammer",
          "name": "Light steel (clawhammer)",
          "descriptors": [
            "light-steel",
            "clawhammer-canon",
            "easy-pull"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_gut_minstrel",
          "name": "Plain gut (minstrel pre-1860s / fretless canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "plain-gut",
            "minstrel-pre-1860s",
            "fretless-canon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "period-performance"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "historical-gut"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_nylgut",
          "name": "Nylgut (Aquila — gut-emulating modern)",
          "descriptors": [
            "nylgut",
            "aquila",
            "gut-emulating"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_fluorocarbon",
          "name": "Fluorocarbon (modern open-back / clawhammer)",
          "descriptors": [
            "fluorocarbon",
            "modern-open-back"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_d_addario_j60",
          "name": "D'Addario J60 (medium nickel)",
          "descriptors": [
            "daddario-j60",
            "medium-nickel"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_bridge",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Bridge",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_maple_ebony_bridge",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Maple with ebony cap (5/8\" — bluegrass canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "maple-ebony-cap",
            "fixed-height",
            "bluegrass-canon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_minstrel_bridge",
          "name": "Low minstrel bridge (pre-1860s)",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-minstrel-bridge",
            "pre-1860s"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_compensated_bridge",
          "name": "Compensated bridge (modern Snuffy Smith)",
          "descriptors": [
            "compensated-bridge",
            "snuffy-smith"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "banjo_setup_period",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Setup period / canon",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "banjo_scruggs_bluegrass_setup",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Scruggs / Stelling bluegrass (Mastertone flathead, picks, high bridge)",
          "descriptors": [
            "scruggs-stelling",
            "bluegrass-setup",
            "mastertone-flathead",
            "picks-and-thumbpick"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "bluegrass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_old_time_open_back_setup",
          "name": "Old-time / clawhammer open-back (low bridge, looser action)",
          "descriptors": [
            "old-time-clawhammer",
            "low-bridge-loose-action",
            "open-back"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked",
            "old-time"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_minstrel_period_setup",
          "name": "Minstrel pre-1860s (fretless, gut, low bridge)",
          "descriptors": [
            "minstrel-pre-1860s",
            "fretless",
            "gut-strings",
            "low-bridge"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "banjo_classic_5_string_setup",
          "name": "Classic 5-string parlor (1880-1920, ragtime / classic banjo)",
          "descriptors": [
            "classic-5-string",
            "ragtime-banjo",
            "1880-1920-parlor"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "fingerpicked"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}