Ya (gender unknown)
original: や
One of the 17 pipes.
Traditionally mute, it is said to be preserved in order to maintain the symmetrical shape (resembling the raised wings of a phoenix) of the instrument; NB¹: ➺ Mō;
NB²: Mrs. Naomi Sato informed me that this pipe is "nowadays [i.e. early 21st century; ws] provided with a reed (Its pitch: b♭² [above Gyō])".
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.
Miki, Minoru: Composing for Japanese Instruments. Rochester, 2008, p.65*.
Malm, William P.: Japanese music and musical instruments [1959]. Rutland, 1965 (3), p.99*.
ws: Not in Sachs (1) [➺ p.370 (Šo)]