{
  "id": "ukelin",
  "name": "Ukelin (American bowed parlour zither)",
  "family": "bowed",
  "class": "bowed_box_zither",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": 2,
    "sustain": 1,
    "polyphony": 1,
    "harmonicity": -1,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 1,
    "articulation": -1,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": -1
  },
  "short": "ukelin",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "bowed_technique",
      "name": "Bow technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "bowed_legato_classical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Classical legato",
          "descriptors": [
            "legato",
            "sustained"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "sustained-tone",
            "classical",
            "classical-trained"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "classical"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "_fromFamily": true
    },
    {
      "id": "ukelin_technique",
      "name": "Playing technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ukelin_bowed_and_plucked",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Bowed melody strings with left-hand plucked bass and chord groups (as designed)",
          "descriptors": [
            "arco-bowed",
            "self-accompanied",
            "parlor"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "plucked",
            "chordal",
            "box-zither"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_bowed_melody_only",
          "name": "Bowed melody alone (bare single line)",
          "descriptors": [
            "single-line",
            "thin",
            "sparse"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "melodic-lead",
            "box-zither"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_chord_groups_only",
          "name": "Plucked / strummed chord groups only (autoharp-like accompaniment)",
          "descriptors": [
            "strummed",
            "supportive",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "strummed",
            "chordal",
            "box-zither"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ukelin_tuning",
      "name": "Tuning",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ukelin_c_major_stock",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Stock C-major diatonic factory tuning (chromatically incapable)",
          "descriptors": [
            "c-major",
            "production-standard",
            "limited-compass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "diatonic",
            "box-zither"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "diatonic"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_retuned_semichromatic",
          "name": "Retuned toward a semichromatic or modal set",
          "descriptors": [
            "scordatura",
            "near-chromatic",
            "modal"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "modal"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ukelin_delivery",
      "name": "Player and delivery",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ukelin_amateur_tab",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Naive amateur working from the numbered tablature booklet (parlour hymns and popular song)",
          "descriptors": [
            "naive",
            "student",
            "domestic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "lo-fi",
            "student-tier"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "domestic",
            "americana"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_skilled_modern",
          "name": "Skilled modern player (controlled bow, clean intonation)",
          "descriptors": [
            "controlled",
            "clean",
            "revivalist"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "melodic-lead"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "revival"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_scraped_texture",
          "name": "Detuned scraped texture (sound-design use)",
          "descriptors": [
            "scraped",
            "eerie",
            "worn"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "rough-tone",
            "box-zither"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "dark-ambient",
            "experimental"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ukelin_trade_form",
      "name": "Trade form / maker",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ukelin_oscar_schmidt",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Phonoharp / Oscar Schmidt ukelin (16 melody + 16 bass strings)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mass-produced",
            "production-standard",
            "vintage"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "plucked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "americana",
            "vintage"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_marxochime_violin_uke",
          "name": "Marxochime Colony violin-uke",
          "descriptors": [
            "regional-variant",
            "small-batch",
            "boutique"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "plucked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "americana"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "ukelin_technique",
      "name": "Playing technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ukelin_bowed_and_plucked",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Bowed melody strings with left-hand plucked bass and chord groups (as designed)",
          "descriptors": [
            "arco-bowed",
            "self-accompanied",
            "parlor"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "plucked",
            "chordal",
            "box-zither"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_bowed_melody_only",
          "name": "Bowed melody alone (bare single line)",
          "descriptors": [
            "single-line",
            "thin",
            "sparse"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "melodic-lead",
            "box-zither"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_chord_groups_only",
          "name": "Plucked / strummed chord groups only (autoharp-like accompaniment)",
          "descriptors": [
            "strummed",
            "supportive",
            "ringing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "strummed",
            "chordal",
            "box-zither"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ukelin_tuning",
      "name": "Tuning",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ukelin_c_major_stock",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Stock C-major diatonic factory tuning (chromatically incapable)",
          "descriptors": [
            "c-major",
            "production-standard",
            "limited-compass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "diatonic",
            "box-zither"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "diatonic"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_retuned_semichromatic",
          "name": "Retuned toward a semichromatic or modal set",
          "descriptors": [
            "scordatura",
            "near-chromatic",
            "modal"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "modal"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ukelin_delivery",
      "name": "Player and delivery",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ukelin_amateur_tab",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Naive amateur working from the numbered tablature booklet (parlour hymns and popular song)",
          "descriptors": [
            "naive",
            "student",
            "domestic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "lo-fi",
            "student-tier"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "domestic",
            "americana"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_skilled_modern",
          "name": "Skilled modern player (controlled bow, clean intonation)",
          "descriptors": [
            "controlled",
            "clean",
            "revivalist"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "melodic-lead"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "revival"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_scraped_texture",
          "name": "Detuned scraped texture (sound-design use)",
          "descriptors": [
            "scraped",
            "eerie",
            "worn"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "rough-tone",
            "box-zither"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "dark-ambient",
            "experimental"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ukelin_trade_form",
      "name": "Trade form / maker",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ukelin_oscar_schmidt",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Phonoharp / Oscar Schmidt ukelin (16 melody + 16 bass strings)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mass-produced",
            "production-standard",
            "vintage"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "plucked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "americana",
            "vintage"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ukelin_marxochime_violin_uke",
          "name": "Marxochime Colony violin-uke",
          "descriptors": [
            "regional-variant",
            "small-batch",
            "boutique"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "box-zither",
            "plucked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "americana"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}