{
  "id": "silnyen",
  "name": "Sil nyen (Tibetan flat ritual cymbals)",
  "family": "percussion",
  "class": "hand_cymbals",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": -2,
    "sustain": 2,
    "polyphony": -2,
    "harmonicity": -2,
    "register": 1,
    "range": -2,
    "articulation": 2,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 1
  },
  "short": "silnyen",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "silnyen_form",
      "name": "Cymbal form",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "silnyen_flat_shallow",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Flat wide-rimmed sil nyen with small boss (canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "shimmering",
            "long-decay",
            "inharmonic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "tibetan-tradition"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_large",
          "name": "Large monastery pair (35cm+)",
          "descriptors": [
            "roaring",
            "enveloping",
            "deep-shimmer"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "tibetan-tradition"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_small",
          "name": "Small pair (portable ritual)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bright",
            "tight-shimmer"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "tibetan-tradition"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "silnyen_stroke",
      "name": "Striking technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "silnyen_vertical_ring",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Vertical held, sustained open ring",
          "descriptors": [
            "sustained",
            "washing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "peaceful-rite"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_damped",
          "name": "Damped clash against robe",
          "descriptors": [
            "choked",
            "dry-attack"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_wrathful",
          "name": "Wrathful-rite fast crashing pattern",
          "descriptors": [
            "crashing",
            "urgent"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "wrathful-rite"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "silnyen_alloy",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Alloy",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "silnyen_bell_bronze",
          "default": true,
          "name": "High-tin bell bronze",
          "descriptors": [
            "ringing",
            "complex-spectrum"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_brass",
          "name": "Brass (lower-grade)",
          "descriptors": [
            "duller",
            "short-decay"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "silnyen_form",
      "name": "Cymbal form",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "silnyen_flat_shallow",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Flat wide-rimmed sil nyen with small boss (canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "shimmering",
            "long-decay",
            "inharmonic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "tibetan-tradition"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_large",
          "name": "Large monastery pair (35cm+)",
          "descriptors": [
            "roaring",
            "enveloping",
            "deep-shimmer"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "tibetan-tradition"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_small",
          "name": "Small pair (portable ritual)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bright",
            "tight-shimmer"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "tibetan-tradition"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "silnyen_stroke",
      "name": "Striking technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "silnyen_vertical_ring",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Vertical held, sustained open ring",
          "descriptors": [
            "sustained",
            "washing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "peaceful-rite"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_damped",
          "name": "Damped clash against robe",
          "descriptors": [
            "choked",
            "dry-attack"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_wrathful",
          "name": "Wrathful-rite fast crashing pattern",
          "descriptors": [
            "crashing",
            "urgent"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals",
            "wrathful-rite"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "silnyen_alloy",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Alloy",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "silnyen_bell_bronze",
          "default": true,
          "name": "High-tin bell bronze",
          "descriptors": [
            "ringing",
            "complex-spectrum"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "silnyen_brass",
          "name": "Brass (lower-grade)",
          "descriptors": [
            "duller",
            "short-decay"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ritual-cymbals"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}