{
  "id": "koto",
  "name": "Koto (Japanese 13-string zither)",
  "family": "plucked_traditional",
  "class": "plucked_string_lead",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": 2,
    "sustain": -1,
    "polyphony": 1,
    "harmonicity": 1,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 1,
    "articulation": 2,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 0
  },
  "short": "koto",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "plucked_traditional_technique",
      "name": "Playing technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "plucked_classical_idiom",
          "name": "Classical / art-music idiom",
          "applies_to": [
            "lute_renaissance",
            "theorbo",
            "oud",
            "qanun",
            "kanun",
            "tar_persian",
            "setar_persian",
            "tanbur_persian",
            "santur",
            "santoor",
            "saz_baglama",
            "sitar",
            "sarod",
            "veena",
            "rudra_veena",
            "tanpura",
            "koto",
            "biwa_lute",
            "pipa",
            "guqin",
            "gayageum",
            "geomungo",
            "sanxian",
            "ruan",
            "dan_tranh",
            "guzheng",
            "yueqin",
            "shamisen"
          ],
          "descriptors": [
            "ornamented",
            "sustained"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "string-attack",
            "classical",
            "classical-trained"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "classical"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "_fromFamily": true
    },
    {
      "id": "koto_strings",
      "name": "String count",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_13",
          "default": true,
          "name": "13-string traditional",
          "descriptors": [
            "sōkyoku",
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_17",
          "name": "17-string contemporary (Miyagi)",
          "descriptors": [
            "extended-bass",
            "modern",
            "ensemble"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_25",
          "name": "25-string contemporary",
          "descriptors": [
            "concert",
            "virtuoso",
            "modern"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "koto_picks",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Picks (tsume)",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_yamada",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Round Yamada-style picks",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "traditional",
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_ikuta",
          "name": "Square Ikuta-style picks",
          "descriptors": [
            "articulate",
            "treble-extended",
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "koto_body_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Body wood (kiri / paulownia grade)",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_aichi_paulownia",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Aichi-grade kiri paulownia (premium aged canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "aichi-kiri",
            "aged-paulownia",
            "premium-canon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_aizu_paulownia",
          "name": "Aizu paulownia (regional alternative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "aizu-paulownia",
            "regional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_modern_paulownia",
          "name": "Modern-grown paulownia (commercial)",
          "descriptors": [
            "modern-paulownia",
            "commercial-grade"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "koto_strings_material",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_nylon_tetron",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Nylon-tetron (modern standard)",
          "descriptors": [
            "nylon-tetron",
            "modern-standard",
            "stable-tuning"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_silk_historical",
          "name": "Silk (pre-WWII historical canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "silk",
            "pre-wwii-canon",
            "softer-warm-tone"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "koto_bridge_material",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Movable bridges (ji)",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_ivory_bridges_historical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Ivory bridges (pre-1989 historical canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ivory-bridges",
            "pre-1989-historical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "period-performance"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-i"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_plastic_bridges_modern",
          "name": "Plastic bridges (modern CITES-friendly)",
          "descriptors": [
            "plastic-bridges",
            "modern-cites-friendly"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_synthetic_ivory_bridges",
          "name": "Synthetic ivory (modern premium)",
          "descriptors": [
            "synthetic-ivory",
            "modern-premium"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "koto_strings",
      "name": "String count",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_13",
          "default": true,
          "name": "13-string traditional",
          "descriptors": [
            "sōkyoku",
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_17",
          "name": "17-string contemporary (Miyagi)",
          "descriptors": [
            "extended-bass",
            "modern",
            "ensemble"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_25",
          "name": "25-string contemporary",
          "descriptors": [
            "concert",
            "virtuoso",
            "modern"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "koto_picks",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Picks (tsume)",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_yamada",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Round Yamada-style picks",
          "descriptors": [
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "traditional",
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_ikuta",
          "name": "Square Ikuta-style picks",
          "descriptors": [
            "articulate",
            "treble-extended",
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "koto_body_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Body wood (kiri / paulownia grade)",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_aichi_paulownia",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Aichi-grade kiri paulownia (premium aged canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "aichi-kiri",
            "aged-paulownia",
            "premium-canon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_aizu_paulownia",
          "name": "Aizu paulownia (regional alternative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "aizu-paulownia",
            "regional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_modern_paulownia",
          "name": "Modern-grown paulownia (commercial)",
          "descriptors": [
            "modern-paulownia",
            "commercial-grade"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "koto_strings_material",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_nylon_tetron",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Nylon-tetron (modern standard)",
          "descriptors": [
            "nylon-tetron",
            "modern-standard",
            "stable-tuning"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_silk_historical",
          "name": "Silk (pre-WWII historical canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "silk",
            "pre-wwii-canon",
            "softer-warm-tone"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "koto_bridge_material",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Movable bridges (ji)",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "koto_ivory_bridges_historical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Ivory bridges (pre-1989 historical canon)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ivory-bridges",
            "pre-1989-historical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "period-performance"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-i"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_plastic_bridges_modern",
          "name": "Plastic bridges (modern CITES-friendly)",
          "descriptors": [
            "plastic-bridges",
            "modern-cites-friendly"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "koto_synthetic_ivory_bridges",
          "name": "Synthetic ivory (modern premium)",
          "descriptors": [
            "synthetic-ivory",
            "modern-premium"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}