Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/2137
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	chikuzen biwa
Subject
	321.321
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Japanese
Format
	4-string biwa (gallery #1):
36 in. length
11.7 in. greatest width of resonator
2.2 in. greatest depth of resonator
5.5 in. greatest width of plectrum

5-string: biwa (gallery #2):
38.5 in. length
13 in. greatest width of resonator
3 in. greatest depth of resonator
Identifier
	6138
7790
Source
	East Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Japan
Alternative Title
	chikuzenbiwa
Medium
	wood
	string - silk
	ivory
	mother-of-pearl
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Provenance
	vetter (6138); Kuramoto gift (7790)
String carrier design for chordophone
	lute - joined
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)
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	multiple (by pressure stopping against fretted fingerboard)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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