{
  "id": "erhu",
  "name": "Erhu (Chinese two-string fiddle)",
  "family": "bowed",
  "class": "bowed_string",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": -2,
    "sustain": 2,
    "polyphony": -2,
    "harmonicity": 1,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 1,
    "articulation": 2,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 0
  },
  "short": "erhu",
  "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"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "bowed_microtonal_inflected",
          "name": "Microtonal-inflected",
          "applies_to": [
            "kamancheh",
            "rebab",
            "sarangi",
            "esraj",
            "violin_carnatic",
            "morin_khuur",
            "erhu",
            "jinghu",
            "haegeum"
          ],
          "descriptors": [
            "microtonal"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "sustained-tone",
            "microtonal-bend",
            "shruti-inflected"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "maqam",
            "arabic",
            "hindustani"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "_fromFamily": true
    },
    {
      "id": "erhu_skin",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Resonator skin",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_python",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Python skin (traditional)",
          "descriptors": [
            "vocal-imitating",
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "classical",
            "python-skin",
            "snake-skin",
            "hide"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_synthetic",
          "name": "Synthetic membrane",
          "descriptors": [
            "stable",
            "consistent",
            "modern",
            "synthetic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "synthetic",
            "bowed",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "erhu_use",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Stylistic use",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_classical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Solo classical",
          "descriptors": [
            "lyrical",
            "virtuoso",
            "expressive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "classical",
            "classical-trained",
            "bowed"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_jiangnan",
          "name": "Jiangnan sizhu silk-and-bamboo",
          "descriptors": [
            "ensemble",
            "refined",
            "chamber",
            "bamboo",
            "silk"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "erhu_body_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Body wood",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_red_sandalwood",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Red sandalwood / zitan (premium canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "red-sandalwood-zitan",
            "premium-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-ii"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_rosewood_body",
          "name": "Rosewood / huanghuali",
          "descriptors": [
            "rosewood-huanghuali"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-ii"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_mahogany_body",
          "name": "Mahogany (mid-tier)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mahogany-mid-tier"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "erhu_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_steel_modern",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Steel (modern canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "steel-modern-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_silk_historical",
          "name": "Silk (pre-1950s historical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "silk-pre-1950s-historical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "erhu_bow",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Bow",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_bamboo_horsehair",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Bamboo stick + horsehair (canonical, threaded between strings)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bamboo-stick",
            "horsehair",
            "threaded-between-strings-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "erhu_skin",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Resonator skin",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_python",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Python skin (traditional)",
          "descriptors": [
            "vocal-imitating",
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "classical",
            "python-skin",
            "snake-skin",
            "hide"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_synthetic",
          "name": "Synthetic membrane",
          "descriptors": [
            "stable",
            "consistent",
            "modern",
            "synthetic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "synthetic",
            "bowed",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "erhu_use",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Stylistic use",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_classical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Solo classical",
          "descriptors": [
            "lyrical",
            "virtuoso",
            "expressive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "classical",
            "classical-trained",
            "bowed"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_jiangnan",
          "name": "Jiangnan sizhu silk-and-bamboo",
          "descriptors": [
            "ensemble",
            "refined",
            "chamber",
            "bamboo",
            "silk"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "erhu_body_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Body wood",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_red_sandalwood",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Red sandalwood / zitan (premium canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "red-sandalwood-zitan",
            "premium-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-ii"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_rosewood_body",
          "name": "Rosewood / huanghuali",
          "descriptors": [
            "rosewood-huanghuali"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-ii"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_mahogany_body",
          "name": "Mahogany (mid-tier)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mahogany-mid-tier"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "erhu_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_steel_modern",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Steel (modern canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "steel-modern-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "erhu_silk_historical",
          "name": "Silk (pre-1950s historical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "silk-pre-1950s-historical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "erhu_bow",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Bow",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "erhu_bamboo_horsehair",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Bamboo stick + horsehair (canonical, threaded between strings)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bamboo-stick",
            "horsehair",
            "threaded-between-strings-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}