{
  "id": "rubab",
  "name": "Rubab (Afghan/Uyghur plucked lute)",
  "family": "plucked_traditional",
  "class": "plucked_lute",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": 1,
    "sustain": -1,
    "polyphony": 0,
    "harmonicity": 1,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 1,
    "articulation": 2,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 0
  },
  "short": "rubab",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "rubab_form",
      "name": "Regional form",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "rubab_kabuli",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Kabuli / Afghan rubab (double-chamber carved mulberry, goatskin belly)",
          "descriptors": [
            "carved-mulberry",
            "sympathetic-resonant",
            "classical-lead"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "skin-bellied",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "afghan",
            "central-asia"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_kashgar",
          "name": "Kashgar rubab (Uyghur muqam lute, long neck, deep skin bowl)",
          "descriptors": [
            "muqam-lead",
            "long-necked",
            "resonant"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "skin-bellied",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "uyghur",
            "central-asia"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rawap_uyghur",
          "name": "Uyghur rawap (small round skin body, metal strings, piercing)",
          "descriptors": [
            "metal-strung",
            "bright-metallic",
            "piercing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "uyghur"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_pamiri",
          "name": "Pamiri rubob (Badakhshani devotional maddoh lute)",
          "descriptors": [
            "devotional",
            "archaic",
            "droning"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "pamir",
            "ismaili"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rubab_style",
      "name": "Playing context",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "rubab_naghma_lead",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Naghma classical instrumental lead (ornamented melodic solo)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ornamented",
            "raga-derived",
            "lead-melodic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "afghan",
            "art-music"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_muqam_ensemble",
          "name": "On Ikki Muqam ensemble melody (with drone strings ringing)",
          "descriptors": [
            "muqam",
            "ensemble-melodic",
            "resonant"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "uyghur",
            "muqam"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_folk_strum",
          "name": "Folk / dance rhythmic strumming (percussive right-hand shakal)",
          "descriptors": [
            "rhythmic-strum",
            "percussive",
            "dance-driving"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "struck",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "folk",
            "central-asia"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rubab_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "rubab_gut_nylon",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Gut / nylon melody strings (traditional, warm)",
          "descriptors": [
            "warm-tone",
            "mellow",
            "rounded"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "skin-bellied"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "afghan"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_steel",
          "name": "Steel melody strings (rawap-style, bright and metallic)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bright-metallic",
            "piercing",
            "cutting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "uyghur"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "rubab_form",
      "name": "Regional form",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "rubab_kabuli",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Kabuli / Afghan rubab (double-chamber carved mulberry, goatskin belly)",
          "descriptors": [
            "carved-mulberry",
            "sympathetic-resonant",
            "classical-lead"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "skin-bellied",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "afghan",
            "central-asia"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_kashgar",
          "name": "Kashgar rubab (Uyghur muqam lute, long neck, deep skin bowl)",
          "descriptors": [
            "muqam-lead",
            "long-necked",
            "resonant"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "skin-bellied",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "uyghur",
            "central-asia"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rawap_uyghur",
          "name": "Uyghur rawap (small round skin body, metal strings, piercing)",
          "descriptors": [
            "metal-strung",
            "bright-metallic",
            "piercing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "uyghur"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_pamiri",
          "name": "Pamiri rubob (Badakhshani devotional maddoh lute)",
          "descriptors": [
            "devotional",
            "archaic",
            "droning"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "pamir",
            "ismaili"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rubab_style",
      "name": "Playing context",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "rubab_naghma_lead",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Naghma classical instrumental lead (ornamented melodic solo)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ornamented",
            "raga-derived",
            "lead-melodic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "afghan",
            "art-music"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_muqam_ensemble",
          "name": "On Ikki Muqam ensemble melody (with drone strings ringing)",
          "descriptors": [
            "muqam",
            "ensemble-melodic",
            "resonant"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "uyghur",
            "muqam"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_folk_strum",
          "name": "Folk / dance rhythmic strumming (percussive right-hand shakal)",
          "descriptors": [
            "rhythmic-strum",
            "percussive",
            "dance-driving"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "struck",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "folk",
            "central-asia"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rubab_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "rubab_gut_nylon",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Gut / nylon melody strings (traditional, warm)",
          "descriptors": [
            "warm-tone",
            "mellow",
            "rounded"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "skin-bellied"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "afghan"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rubab_steel",
          "name": "Steel melody strings (rawap-style, bright and metallic)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bright-metallic",
            "piercing",
            "cutting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "bright-attack"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "uyghur"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}