Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1812
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	pipa
Subject
	321.321
Contributor
	Roger Vetter, Toby Austin
Type
	Han
Format
	40.6 in. height
Identifier
	2961
Source
	East Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	China
Alternative Title
	pip’a
	p'ip'a
	p'i p'a
Medium
	wood
	bamboo
	stone
	string - wire
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Jingju (Beijing Opera) Ensemble from China
	Sizhu Ensemble from China
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
String carrier design for chordophone
	lute - integral
Resonator design for chordophone
	bowl with wood soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	single
Vibrational length for chordophone
	tension bridge to ridge-nut
String tension control for chordophone
	friction peg
Method of sounding for chordophone
	plucking (direct) and strumming
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	multiple (by pressure stopping against fretted fingerboard)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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