{
  "id": "yehu",
  "name": "Yehu (Cantonese coconut-shell fiddle)",
  "family": "bowed",
  "class": "bowed_fiddle",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": -2,
    "sustain": 2,
    "polyphony": -2,
    "harmonicity": 0,
    "register": -1,
    "range": 0,
    "articulation": 2,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": -1
  },
  "short": "yehu",
  "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": "yehu_form",
      "name": "Regional form",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "yehu_form_cantonese",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Large Cantonese yehu (low body voice)",
          "descriptors": [
            "hollow",
            "dark",
            "full-bodied",
            "woody"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "low-register",
            "mellow-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cantonese",
            "guangdong"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_form_boxian",
          "name": "Chaozhou boxian (smaller, higher-tuned)",
          "descriptors": [
            "dry",
            "nasal",
            "rustic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "mid-register",
            "rough-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "china",
            "folk"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_form_kezaixian",
          "name": "Minnan / Taiwanese kezaixian (gezaixi opera)",
          "descriptors": [
            "operatic",
            "voice-following",
            "earthy"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "accompaniment",
            "chinese-traditional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "opera",
            "diaspora"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "yehu_setting",
      "name": "Ensemble role",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "yehu_setting_wujiatou",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Soft-bow five-piece inner voice, an octave under the gaohu",
          "descriptors": [
            "inner-voice",
            "blended",
            "supporting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "ensemble",
            "low-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "guangdong",
            "ensemble"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_setting_xianshi",
          "name": "Chaozhou xianshi string ensemble",
          "descriptors": [
            "chamber",
            "interlocking",
            "refined"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "ensemble",
            "ornamented"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "china",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_setting_vocal",
          "name": "Exposed backing to solo zheng or voice",
          "descriptors": [
            "vocal-accompaniment",
            "intimate",
            "flowing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "vocal-accompaniment",
            "soft-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "accompaniment"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "yehu_strings",
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "yehu_strings_silk",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Silk strings (traditionalist, hollow and breathy)",
          "descriptors": [
            "silk",
            "hollow",
            "breathy",
            "soft"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "silk-strung",
            "soft-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "traditional",
            "historical"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_strings_steel",
          "name": "Steel strings (modern stage)",
          "descriptors": [
            "steel",
            "brighter",
            "projecting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "steel-string",
            "bright-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "yehu_tuning",
      "name": "Tuning",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "yehu_tuning_g_d",
          "default": true,
          "name": "g-d1 (Cantonese low setting)",
          "descriptors": [
            "deep",
            "dark"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "low-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cantonese"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_tuning_c_g",
          "name": "c1-g1 (Cantonese upper setting)",
          "descriptors": [
            "balanced",
            "mid-register"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "mid-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "guangdong"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_tuning_a_e",
          "name": "a-e1 (commonly cited fifth)",
          "descriptors": [
            "standard",
            "singing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "mid-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "traditional"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "yehu_form",
      "name": "Regional form",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "yehu_form_cantonese",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Large Cantonese yehu (low body voice)",
          "descriptors": [
            "hollow",
            "dark",
            "full-bodied",
            "woody"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "low-register",
            "mellow-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cantonese",
            "guangdong"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_form_boxian",
          "name": "Chaozhou boxian (smaller, higher-tuned)",
          "descriptors": [
            "dry",
            "nasal",
            "rustic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "mid-register",
            "rough-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "china",
            "folk"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_form_kezaixian",
          "name": "Minnan / Taiwanese kezaixian (gezaixi opera)",
          "descriptors": [
            "operatic",
            "voice-following",
            "earthy"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "accompaniment",
            "chinese-traditional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "opera",
            "diaspora"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "yehu_setting",
      "name": "Ensemble role",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "yehu_setting_wujiatou",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Soft-bow five-piece inner voice, an octave under the gaohu",
          "descriptors": [
            "inner-voice",
            "blended",
            "supporting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "ensemble",
            "low-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "guangdong",
            "ensemble"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_setting_xianshi",
          "name": "Chaozhou xianshi string ensemble",
          "descriptors": [
            "chamber",
            "interlocking",
            "refined"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "ensemble",
            "ornamented"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "china",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_setting_vocal",
          "name": "Exposed backing to solo zheng or voice",
          "descriptors": [
            "vocal-accompaniment",
            "intimate",
            "flowing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "vocal-accompaniment",
            "soft-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "accompaniment"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "yehu_strings",
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "yehu_strings_silk",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Silk strings (traditionalist, hollow and breathy)",
          "descriptors": [
            "silk",
            "hollow",
            "breathy",
            "soft"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "silk-strung",
            "soft-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "traditional",
            "historical"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_strings_steel",
          "name": "Steel strings (modern stage)",
          "descriptors": [
            "steel",
            "brighter",
            "projecting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "steel-string",
            "bright-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "yehu_tuning",
      "name": "Tuning",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "yehu_tuning_g_d",
          "default": true,
          "name": "g-d1 (Cantonese low setting)",
          "descriptors": [
            "deep",
            "dark"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "low-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "cantonese"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_tuning_c_g",
          "name": "c1-g1 (Cantonese upper setting)",
          "descriptors": [
            "balanced",
            "mid-register"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "mid-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "guangdong"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "yehu_tuning_a_e",
          "name": "a-e1 (commonly cited fifth)",
          "descriptors": [
            "standard",
            "singing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "bowed",
            "mid-register"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "traditional"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}