Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/649
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	qin
Subject
	314.122
Contributor
	Roger Vetter, Toby Austin
Type
	Han
Format
	48.8 in. length
Identifier
	710 
	3439
Source
	East Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	China
Alternative Title
	guqin
	qixianqin
	ch’in
Medium
	wood
	string - silk
	mother-of-pearl
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Provenance
	Andrew Hsieh gift
	Andrew Hsieh gift
String carrier design for chordophone
	zither - board
	zither - board
Resonator design for chordophone
	box with wood soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	single
Vibrational length for chordophone
	pressure bridge to ridge-nut
String tension control for chordophone
	vertical tension peg
Method of sounding for chordophone
	plucking (direct)
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	multiple (by pressure stopping against fretless fingerboard)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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