View source for Item:Gracefully curving ebonwood lyra viol with silver-gilded tuning keys

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|noun=viol
|look=The lyra viol resembles a cross between a violin and a lute, having a large body with a sharply concave waist to allow the player to brace it over his thigh, and a narrow neck with gut frets. While the musician holds it as he would a lute, the lyra viol is played with a bow rather than a pick. It is considered a sophisticated instrument, associated in literature with the court of Queen [[Morganae]] of the [[race association is::mountain elf|Mountain Elves]].
|MTag=silver,ebonwood,wood
|CTag=silver
|type=instrument,elf style
|itype=string instrument,lyra viol
|weight=100
|appcost=13,750
|lsize=12
|wsize=5
|hsize=1
|sourcetype=-
}}
==Appraisal==
: You are certain that the lyra viol is crafted from wood.
: You are certain that the lyra viol is of good quality.
: You are certain that the lyra viol is strung with a {{ilink|i|set of six gut strings}}.
: You are certain that the lyra viol needs a [[bow]] to be played.

==Recall==
An instrument from Elven culture, the lyra viol is favored particularly by Mountain Elves. Resembling a cross between a violin and a lute, the lyra viol has a large body with a sharply concave waist to allow the player to brace it over his thigh, and a narrow neck with gut frets.  While the musician holds it as one would a lute, the lyra viol is played with a bow rather than a pick.  It is considered a sophisticated instrument, and is associated in literature with the court of Queen Morganae Sunderstone.