{
  "id": "dihu",
  "name": "Dihu (Chinese low huqin family)",
  "family": "bowed",
  "class": "bowed_string",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": -2,
    "sustain": 2,
    "polyphony": -2,
    "harmonicity": 0,
    "register": -1,
    "range": 0,
    "articulation": 1,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": -1
  },
  "short": "dihu",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "bowed_technique",
      "name": "Bow technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "bowed_legato_classical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Classical legato",
          "descriptors": [
            "legato",
            "sustained"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "sustained-tone",
            "classical",
            "classical-trained"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "classical"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "_fromFamily": true
    },
    {
      "id": "dihu_size",
      "name": "Size / register within the family",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "dihu_xiaodihu",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Xiaodihu (= dahu = cizhonghu) - D3-A3, an octave below the erhu (tenor)",
          "descriptors": [
            "tenor",
            "warm",
            "rounded"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "low-register",
            "sustained-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "china"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_zhongdihu",
          "name": "Zhongdihu - G2-D3, an octave below the zhonghu (bass)",
          "descriptors": [
            "deep",
            "thick",
            "bass-foundational"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "bass-register",
            "foundational-bass"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "bass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_dadihu",
          "name": "Dadihu - D2-A2, two octaves below the erhu (contrabass, played standing)",
          "descriptors": [
            "sub-bass",
            "deep",
            "foundational"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "bass-register",
            "bass-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "bass"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "dihu_role",
      "name": "Ensemble role",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "dihu_harmonic_pedal",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Sustained harmonic pedal under the erhu choir",
          "descriptors": [
            "inner-voice",
            "pad",
            "supportive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "sustained-tone",
            "ensemble"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "ensemble"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_pizzicato_bass",
          "name": "Pizzicato bass punctuation",
          "descriptors": [
            "rhythmic",
            "dry",
            "bass-foundational"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "low-register",
            "bass-foundation"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_octave_doubling",
          "name": "Doubling the melody an octave below",
          "descriptors": [
            "octave-doubled",
            "blending",
            "supportive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "doubled",
            "ensemble-blend"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "dihu_bridge",
      "name": "Bridge placement on the skin",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "dihu_bridge_high",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Set above centre (canonical, spares the large membrane)",
          "descriptors": [
            "focused",
            "taut",
            "dry"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "bright-tone",
            "acoustic-only"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "china",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_bridge_centred",
          "name": "Centred on the skin (loose and boomy)",
          "descriptors": [
            "boomy",
            "rounded",
            "resonant"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "mellow-tone",
            "body-resonance-low-mid"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "china"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "dihu_period",
      "name": "Period practice",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "dihu_guoyue_mid_century",
          "default": true,
          "name": "1930s-70s guoyue orchestra (dihu in the chair)",
          "descriptors": [
            "traditional",
            "ensemble",
            "twentieth-century"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "period-performance",
            "ensemble"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "historic"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_modern_replaced",
          "name": "Modern practice (cello or double bass in the chair)",
          "descriptors": [
            "modern",
            "projecting",
            "concert-grade"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "orchestral",
            "modern"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern",
            "orchestral"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "dihu_size",
      "name": "Size / register within the family",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "dihu_xiaodihu",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Xiaodihu (= dahu = cizhonghu) - D3-A3, an octave below the erhu (tenor)",
          "descriptors": [
            "tenor",
            "warm",
            "rounded"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "low-register",
            "sustained-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "china"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_zhongdihu",
          "name": "Zhongdihu - G2-D3, an octave below the zhonghu (bass)",
          "descriptors": [
            "deep",
            "thick",
            "bass-foundational"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "bass-register",
            "foundational-bass"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "bass"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_dadihu",
          "name": "Dadihu - D2-A2, two octaves below the erhu (contrabass, played standing)",
          "descriptors": [
            "sub-bass",
            "deep",
            "foundational"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "bass-register",
            "bass-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "bass"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "dihu_role",
      "name": "Ensemble role",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "dihu_harmonic_pedal",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Sustained harmonic pedal under the erhu choir",
          "descriptors": [
            "inner-voice",
            "pad",
            "supportive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "sustained-tone",
            "ensemble"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "ensemble"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_pizzicato_bass",
          "name": "Pizzicato bass punctuation",
          "descriptors": [
            "rhythmic",
            "dry",
            "bass-foundational"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "low-register",
            "bass-foundation"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_octave_doubling",
          "name": "Doubling the melody an octave below",
          "descriptors": [
            "octave-doubled",
            "blending",
            "supportive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "doubled",
            "ensemble-blend"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "dihu_bridge",
      "name": "Bridge placement on the skin",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "dihu_bridge_high",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Set above centre (canonical, spares the large membrane)",
          "descriptors": [
            "focused",
            "taut",
            "dry"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "bright-tone",
            "acoustic-only"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "china",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_bridge_centred",
          "name": "Centred on the skin (loose and boomy)",
          "descriptors": [
            "boomy",
            "rounded",
            "resonant"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "mellow-tone",
            "body-resonance-low-mid"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "china"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "dihu_period",
      "name": "Period practice",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "dihu_guoyue_mid_century",
          "default": true,
          "name": "1930s-70s guoyue orchestra (dihu in the chair)",
          "descriptors": [
            "traditional",
            "ensemble",
            "twentieth-century"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "period-performance",
            "ensemble"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "chinese-orchestra",
            "historic"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "dihu_modern_replaced",
          "name": "Modern practice (cello or double bass in the chair)",
          "descriptors": [
            "modern",
            "projecting",
            "concert-grade"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "orchestral",
            "modern"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern",
            "orchestral"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}