{
  "id": "veena",
  "name": "Saraswati vīṇā (South Indian fretted lute)",
  "family": "plucked_traditional",
  "class": "plucked_string_lead",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": 1,
    "sustain": 0,
    "polyphony": 1,
    "harmonicity": 1,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 1,
    "articulation": 2,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 0
  },
  "short": "veena",
  "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": "veena_construction",
      "name": "Construction",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ekanda",
          "name": "Ekanda (single-block jackwood)",
          "descriptors": [
            "unified",
            "resonant",
            "master-grade"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ottu",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Ottu (joined-construction)",
          "descriptors": [
            "standard",
            "accessible",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_resonator",
      "name": "Secondary resonator",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "gourd_resonator",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Gourd",
          "descriptors": [
            "natural-material-resonance",
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "traditional",
            "gourd"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fiberglass_resonator",
          "name": "Fiberglass",
          "descriptors": [
            "stable",
            "modern",
            "consistent",
            "fiberglass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_pluck",
      "name": "Pluck",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "wire_plectrum_veena",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Wire plectrums on index/middle",
          "descriptors": [
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fingernail_veena",
          "name": "Fingernail",
          "descriptors": [
            "damped-attack-onset",
            "recital"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_body_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Body wood",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "veena_jackwood_canonical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Jackwood (canonical Thanjavur/Mysore)",
          "descriptors": [
            "jackwood-canonical-thanjavur-mysore"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "veena_red_sandalwood",
          "name": "Red sandalwood (premium)",
          "descriptors": [
            "red-sandalwood-premium"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-ii"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "veena_steel_bronze_modern",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Steel + bronze (modern canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "steel-bronze-modern-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "veena_silk_historical",
          "name": "Silk (pre-modern Vijayanagara-era historical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "silk-pre-modern-vijayanagara-era"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_lineage",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Performance lineage",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "veena_thanjavur_canonical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Thanjavur lineage (canonical south Indian)",
          "descriptors": [
            "thanjavur-canonical-south-indian"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "veena_mysore_lineage",
          "name": "Mysore lineage (royal-court tradition)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mysore-royal-court-tradition"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "veena_andhra_lineage",
          "name": "Andhra lineage",
          "descriptors": [
            "andhra-lineage"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "veena_construction",
      "name": "Construction",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "ekanda",
          "name": "Ekanda (single-block jackwood)",
          "descriptors": [
            "unified",
            "resonant",
            "master-grade"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ottu",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Ottu (joined-construction)",
          "descriptors": [
            "standard",
            "accessible",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_resonator",
      "name": "Secondary resonator",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "gourd_resonator",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Gourd",
          "descriptors": [
            "natural-material-resonance",
            "low-mid-rich-spectrum",
            "traditional",
            "gourd"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fiberglass_resonator",
          "name": "Fiberglass",
          "descriptors": [
            "stable",
            "modern",
            "consistent",
            "fiberglass"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_pluck",
      "name": "Pluck",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "wire_plectrum_veena",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Wire plectrums on index/middle",
          "descriptors": [
            "classical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "fingernail_veena",
          "name": "Fingernail",
          "descriptors": [
            "damped-attack-onset",
            "recital"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_body_wood",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Body wood",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "veena_jackwood_canonical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Jackwood (canonical Thanjavur/Mysore)",
          "descriptors": [
            "jackwood-canonical-thanjavur-mysore"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "veena_red_sandalwood",
          "name": "Red sandalwood (premium)",
          "descriptors": [
            "red-sandalwood-premium"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cites-app-ii"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "veena_steel_bronze_modern",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Steel + bronze (modern canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "steel-bronze-modern-canonical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "veena_silk_historical",
          "name": "Silk (pre-modern Vijayanagara-era historical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "silk-pre-modern-vijayanagara-era"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "period-performance"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "veena_lineage",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Performance lineage",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "veena_thanjavur_canonical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Thanjavur lineage (canonical south Indian)",
          "descriptors": [
            "thanjavur-canonical-south-indian"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "veena_mysore_lineage",
          "name": "Mysore lineage (royal-court tradition)",
          "descriptors": [
            "mysore-royal-court-tradition"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "veena_andhra_lineage",
          "name": "Andhra lineage",
          "descriptors": [
            "andhra-lineage"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "drone-foundation",
            "classical-trained"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}