{
  "id": "mvet",
  "name": "Mvet (Fang epic stick-zither of Cameroon/Gabon)",
  "family": "plucked_traditional",
  "class": "stick_zither",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": 2,
    "sustain": -1,
    "polyphony": 1,
    "harmonicity": 1,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 0,
    "articulation": 1,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": -1
  },
  "short": "mvet",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "mvet_form",
      "name": "Regional form / resonator setup",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "mvet_oyeng_fang",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Mvet oyeng (Fang epic stick-zither, two-three calabash resonators)",
          "descriptors": [
            "raffia-stemmed",
            "gourd-resonated",
            "buzzing-warmth"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "stick-zither",
            "idiochord",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "fang",
            "gabon",
            "epic"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_beti_bulu",
          "name": "Beti / Bulu southern-Cameroon mvet (single central calabash)",
          "descriptors": [
            "single-gourd",
            "compact",
            "nasal-toned"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "stick-zither",
            "idiochord"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "beti",
            "bulu",
            "cameroon"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_concert_added_string",
          "name": "Enlarged concert mvet (added tuned strings, three-four calabashes)",
          "descriptors": [
            "extended-compass",
            "full-bodied",
            "urban-stage"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "stick-zither",
            "resonant"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "concert",
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "mvet_delivery",
      "name": "Playing context / repertoire",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "mvet_epic_recitation",
          "default": true,
          "name": "All-night Ekang epic recitation (mvett of the immortals, ankle-rattle bard)",
          "descriptors": [
            "epic-narration",
            "cyclic-ostinato",
            "declamatory"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "cyclic",
            "drone-foundation",
            "epic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "mvett",
            "ekang",
            "griot-bard"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_praise_entertainment",
          "name": "Lighter praise and entertainment songs",
          "descriptors": [
            "lyrical",
            "conversational",
            "vocal-accompaniment"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "gentle",
            "melodic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "praise",
            "entertainment"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_interlocking_dance",
          "name": "Thumb-plucked interlocking dance patterns",
          "descriptors": [
            "interlocking",
            "syncopated",
            "driving-pulse"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "cyclic",
            "interlocking"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "dance",
            "ostinato"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "mvet_string_construction",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String and resonator construction",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "mvet_idiochord_raffia",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Idiochordic strips lifted from the raffia-palm stem, calabash gourd resonators",
          "descriptors": [
            "idiochord",
            "raffia-skin",
            "archaic-buzz"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "idiochord",
            "buzzing",
            "rough-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "raffia",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_added_wire",
          "name": "Added nylon or wire strings over a central bridge-notch",
          "descriptors": [
            "added-strings",
            "brighter",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "metallic",
            "shimmering-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "heterochord",
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "mvet_form",
      "name": "Regional form / resonator setup",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "mvet_oyeng_fang",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Mvet oyeng (Fang epic stick-zither, two-three calabash resonators)",
          "descriptors": [
            "raffia-stemmed",
            "gourd-resonated",
            "buzzing-warmth"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "stick-zither",
            "idiochord",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "fang",
            "gabon",
            "epic"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_beti_bulu",
          "name": "Beti / Bulu southern-Cameroon mvet (single central calabash)",
          "descriptors": [
            "single-gourd",
            "compact",
            "nasal-toned"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "stick-zither",
            "idiochord"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "beti",
            "bulu",
            "cameroon"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_concert_added_string",
          "name": "Enlarged concert mvet (added tuned strings, three-four calabashes)",
          "descriptors": [
            "extended-compass",
            "full-bodied",
            "urban-stage"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "stick-zither",
            "resonant"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "concert",
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "mvet_delivery",
      "name": "Playing context / repertoire",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "mvet_epic_recitation",
          "default": true,
          "name": "All-night Ekang epic recitation (mvett of the immortals, ankle-rattle bard)",
          "descriptors": [
            "epic-narration",
            "cyclic-ostinato",
            "declamatory"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "cyclic",
            "drone-foundation",
            "epic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "mvett",
            "ekang",
            "griot-bard"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_praise_entertainment",
          "name": "Lighter praise and entertainment songs",
          "descriptors": [
            "lyrical",
            "conversational",
            "vocal-accompaniment"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "gentle",
            "melodic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "praise",
            "entertainment"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_interlocking_dance",
          "name": "Thumb-plucked interlocking dance patterns",
          "descriptors": [
            "interlocking",
            "syncopated",
            "driving-pulse"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "cyclic",
            "interlocking"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "dance",
            "ostinato"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "mvet_string_construction",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String and resonator construction",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "mvet_idiochord_raffia",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Idiochordic strips lifted from the raffia-palm stem, calabash gourd resonators",
          "descriptors": [
            "idiochord",
            "raffia-skin",
            "archaic-buzz"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "idiochord",
            "buzzing",
            "rough-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "raffia",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mvet_added_wire",
          "name": "Added nylon or wire strings over a central bridge-notch",
          "descriptors": [
            "added-strings",
            "brighter",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "metallic",
            "shimmering-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "heterochord",
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}