{
  "id": "qanun",
  "name": "Qānūn (Arab/Turkish trapezoidal zither)",
  "family": "plucked_traditional",
  "class": "plucked_string_lead",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": 1,
    "sustain": -1,
    "polyphony": 1,
    "harmonicity": 1,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 1,
    "articulation": 2,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 0
  },
  "short": "qanun",
  "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"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "plucked_drone_modal",
          "name": "Drone-modal",
          "applies_to": [
            "sitar",
            "sarod",
            "tanpura",
            "rudra_veena",
            "veena",
            "dotara",
            "tumbi",
            "oud",
            "qanun",
            "kanun",
            "santur",
            "santoor",
            "tar_persian",
            "tanbur_persian",
            "setar_persian",
            "saz_baglama",
            "cumbus",
            "baglamas",
            "bouzouki"
          ],
          "descriptors": [
            "drone-like",
            "modal"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "string-attack",
            "drone-foundation",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "raga",
            "maqam"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "plucked_ornamented_melodic",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Ornamented melodic",
          "applies_to": [
            "sitar",
            "sarod",
            "tanpura",
            "tar_persian",
            "tanbur_persian",
            "setar_persian",
            "saz_baglama",
            "cumbus",
            "baglamas",
            "bouzouki",
            "oud",
            "qanun",
            "kanun",
            "santur",
            "santoor",
            "rudra_veena",
            "veena",
            "dotara",
            "tumbi",
            "ektara",
            "khamak",
            "tambura_balkan"
          ],
          "descriptors": [
            "ornamented",
            "microtonal"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "string-attack",
            "ornament-heavy",
            "melodic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "middle-eastern",
            "south-asian",
            "central-asian"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "_fromFamily": true
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_strings",
      "name": "String configuration",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_arab_72",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Arab 24-course / 72 string",
          "descriptors": [
            "full-range",
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_turkish",
          "name": "Turkish 26-course",
          "descriptors": [
            "extended",
            "makam-virtuosic",
            "modern"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_levers",
      "name": "Microtonal levers (mandals)",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "mandal_brass",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Brass levers",
          "descriptors": [
            "quick-toggle-mechanism",
            "quick-toggle",
            "modern",
            "brass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_pick",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Pluck",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_finger_picks",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Metal index-finger picks (modern canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "treble-extended",
            "articulate",
            "classical",
            "metal-finger-picks"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_tortoiseshell_pick_historical",
          "name": "Tortoiseshell picks (pre-1973 historical canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "tortoiseshell",
            "pre-1973",
            "historical-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented",
            "period-performance"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-i"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_plastic_pick",
          "name": "Plastic picks (modern alternative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "plastic",
            "modern-alternative"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_body_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Body wood",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_walnut_body",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Walnut (canonical decorative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "walnut-body",
            "canonical-decorative"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_maple_body",
          "name": "Maple (Turkish school)",
          "descriptors": [
            "maple-body",
            "turkish-school"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_rosewood_body",
          "name": "Rosewood (Arab premium)",
          "descriptors": [
            "rosewood-body",
            "arab-premium"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-ii"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_bridge_skin",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Bridge skin plate",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_goat_skin_bridge",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Goat-skin bridge plate (canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "goat-skin-bridge-plate",
            "canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_fish_skin_bridge",
          "name": "Fish-skin bridge plate (lighter alternative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "fish-skin-bridge-plate",
            "lighter-alternative"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_synthetic_bridge",
          "name": "Synthetic bridge plate (modern)",
          "descriptors": [
            "synthetic-bridge-plate",
            "modern-stable"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_string_material",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_nylon_modern",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Nylon (modern standard)",
          "descriptors": [
            "nylon-modern-standard"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_gut_historical",
          "name": "Gut (pre-1900 historical canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "gut-historical",
            "pre-1900-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "period-performance"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "historical-gut"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_fluorocarbon",
          "name": "Fluorocarbon (modern alternative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "fluorocarbon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "qanun_strings",
      "name": "String configuration",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_arab_72",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Arab 24-course / 72 string",
          "descriptors": [
            "full-range",
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_turkish",
          "name": "Turkish 26-course",
          "descriptors": [
            "extended",
            "makam-virtuosic",
            "modern"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_levers",
      "name": "Microtonal levers (mandals)",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "mandal_brass",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Brass levers",
          "descriptors": [
            "quick-toggle-mechanism",
            "quick-toggle",
            "modern",
            "brass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_pick",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Pluck",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_finger_picks",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Metal index-finger picks (modern canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "treble-extended",
            "articulate",
            "classical",
            "metal-finger-picks"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_tortoiseshell_pick_historical",
          "name": "Tortoiseshell picks (pre-1973 historical canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "tortoiseshell",
            "pre-1973",
            "historical-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "ornamented",
            "period-performance"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-i"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_plastic_pick",
          "name": "Plastic picks (modern alternative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "plastic",
            "modern-alternative"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_body_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Body wood",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_walnut_body",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Walnut (canonical decorative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "walnut-body",
            "canonical-decorative"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_maple_body",
          "name": "Maple (Turkish school)",
          "descriptors": [
            "maple-body",
            "turkish-school"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_rosewood_body",
          "name": "Rosewood (Arab premium)",
          "descriptors": [
            "rosewood-body",
            "arab-premium"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-ii"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_bridge_skin",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Bridge skin plate",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_goat_skin_bridge",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Goat-skin bridge plate (canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "goat-skin-bridge-plate",
            "canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_fish_skin_bridge",
          "name": "Fish-skin bridge plate (lighter alternative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "fish-skin-bridge-plate",
            "lighter-alternative"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_synthetic_bridge",
          "name": "Synthetic bridge plate (modern)",
          "descriptors": [
            "synthetic-bridge-plate",
            "modern-stable"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "qanun_string_material",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "qanun_nylon_modern",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Nylon (modern standard)",
          "descriptors": [
            "nylon-modern-standard"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_gut_historical",
          "name": "Gut (pre-1900 historical canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "gut-historical",
            "pre-1900-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained",
            "period-performance"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "historical-gut"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "qanun_fluorocarbon",
          "name": "Fluorocarbon (modern alternative)",
          "descriptors": [
            "fluorocarbon"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}