Instruments are the primary way which all players learn and use the performance skill. While some can be played alone, many others require a tool in order to use correctly. Ownership of an instrument can also allow a user to practice the appraisal skill by utilizing the ASSESS command to see greater details about it. While only Bards and Traders are able to get all the information about an instrument through ASSESS, any member of any guild can get basic knowledge.

In addition to the ASSESS command, all instruments are able to be used with the RECALL system. Use of RECALL does not grant any experience in any skill, but does provide players with a simple way to find out more about the instrument itself like typical construction, how it is sounds when played, if there are any racial associations, and what tool it is generally played with. Here is a list of Instrument recalls.

Clerics and Paladins can gain devotion or soul state respectively by flawlessly playing a psalm or hymn for an Immortal in a holy place.

Bards and non-Bards of sufficient skill can increase the spirit regeneration of all those in the room by flawlessly playing a minuet (or higher) on any percussion instrument.

Training

The best experience per time ratio is achieved by finding an instrument/song combination that is played "with only the slightest hint of difficulty."

Instrument Quality

Instruments come in a variety of different quality levels. This currently does not impact anything beyond the amount the instrument is worth. However, higher value instruments can give more experience when APPRAISED and ASSESSED. Bards see this information in both ASSESS and APPRAISE. Non-Bards only see this in ASSESS

Note: In addition to the normal instrument quality ranges, there are some irregular quality ranges. These are mostly due to instrument alterations.

For example, if your instrument was originally finely made and then you had it altered by a merchant in a special way to go down in quality, it might end up looking very crudely made, and was once finely made.

Order Quality 1 very crudely made 2 very poorly made 3 slipshod work 4 of average quality 5 of good quality 6 well made 7 finely made 8 very finely made 9 created with exquisite craftsmanship 10 created with masterful craftsmanship 11 created as if with the hands of Faenella herself Stringed Instruments They are the creation of the goddess Faenella. Stringed instruments produce sound when tautly-drawn strings are plucked, bowed or strummed, causing them to vibrate. This class of instruments includes zithers and lyres (strummed), fiddles and violins (bowed) and harps (plucked). Stringed instruments range in size from 10 to 50 stones and can have anywhere from 4 to 24 strings. Some require a pick or a bow in order to be played and all stringed instruments require tuning as the strings gradually lose tension due to inactivity. In addition to a number of hand-held and portable stringed instruments, there are also some stand-alone instruments (such as harpsichords and cellos) available for playing across Elanthia. Stringed instruments include aeolian harp angle harp bagana balalaika bandoura bouzouki bow harp cistre cittern cobza concert zither crwth cythara anglica faenellica fiddle folk lute gittern guti'adar harpsichord kelsa khurmary kithara komungo lap harp lira lute lyra lyre mandolin mayuri nehpar'i psaltery pyi-pya ramkie rebec simple angle harp sitar sra'ajhh tallharpa tambura uti valiha viol viola violin Note: This list is compiled from the Instruments chapter in songbooks. It is not a comprehensive list of all instruments in the game, but rather a list of the general templates available. Stringed Instruments By Difficulty (Easiest to Hardest) From this post. lyre, guti'adar sra'ajahh, pi tambura, kithara, angle harp lap harp faenellica, box fiddle, mandolin, sarangi fiddle, lute, pi sitar, rebec, cistre, khurmary violin, ebonwood cittern (slender neck), gittern, violincello copperleaf cittern lyra viol, viola, large harp psaltery banjo zither double stringed harp Versions Item Source is Rare item Is incomplete Avodire violincello painted with tiny pivuh Musiceum (3) Birch lap harp Heavenly Harmonies (2), Heavenly Harmonies (1) true Burlwood crwth Prison Riot: The Aftermath/End loot true Cherrywood rebec inlaid with intricate cambrinth knotwork Dark Symphony (2) true Child's cedar angle harp Heavenly Harmonies (2), Heavenly Harmonies (1) true Child's ebonwood angle harp Heavenly Harmonies (2), Heavenly Harmonies (1) true Child's ebonwood angle harp painted with strawberries and silver-edged white blossoms Heavenly Harmonies (2), Heavenly Harmonies (1) true Child's golden oak angle harp Heavenly Harmonies (2), Heavenly Harmonies (1) true Child's golden oak angle harp carved with diminutive fae resting beneath mushrooms Heavenly Harmonies (2), Heavenly Harmonies (1) true Child's ironwood angle harp Heavenly Harmonies (2), Heavenly Harmonies (1) true ... further results Percussion Instruments These instruments were created by the god Idon. Percussion instruments are played by striking, scraping or shaking them. Some require special tools such as tippers to play, while others are simple enough to play in one hand. Similarly, some have skins that require tuning and can be broken, necessitating replacement before playing again. Some instruments require tools to be played, ie: bodhrans require a tipper, drums require sticks, and other instruments may require a hammer. Percussion instruments include bodhran bones castanets claves damaru doumbec drum gansa gambang gourd rattle naqqara shaman's drum shekere shell castanets spoons steel drum - second pan stone castanets tabla tambourine/darje tapani wooden scraper zills Note: This list is compiled from the Instruments chapter in songbooks. It is not a comprehensive list of all instruments in the game, but rather a list of the general templates available. Percussion Instruments by Difficulty (Easiest to Hardest) From this post. guiro, cymbals, frottoir, stamping stick, maracas, sonajero, claves zills, xylophones spoons, bones, bodhran, darje, tambourine, tabor doumbec, castanets, damaru naqqara shaman's drum temple drum, ritual drum tapani gansa-gambang triangle tabla Versions Item Source is Rare item Is incomplete Aldamdin tenor steelpan with a triple braided linen strap Joys of Noise (6), Joys of Noise (6) Amber-tipped drake bones Perfect Percussion (3) Aoustone-inlaid zingana kalungu with treasureweave tension cords Musiceum (3), Hollow Eve Festival 417/Auction, Item:E'erdream instrument case set with two lotus flower sapphire clasps Black ironwood bones inlaid with a gracefully curving band of tiny silver stars Nytingale's Instruments (9), Nytingale's Instruments (10) true Black ironwood tapani inlaid with ivory knotwork chains S'hhtrkith's Instruments true Blue-green sprite-bone castanets shaped like teardrops Joys of Noise (6) true Bodhran True Bard D'Or, Malik the True Bard true Bones True Bard D'Or, Tall Human Peddler, Malik the True Bard true Brass cowbell with a scarlet emerald kingsnake handle Joys of Noise (6) true Brass tabla chased with an overall knotwork pattern Latanaara's Musical Wonders true ... further results Wind Instruments The goddess Murrula is credited with creating these instruments. Wind instruments are played by blowing air over, through or into them sometimes mechanically. Wind instruments require no special tools or tuning to play. In general, wind instruments can be cleaned without a rag or cloth. Some are simple enough to play in one hand, and some require tuning. Wind instruments include bass shawm bladder pipe candy whistle cane flute carnyx chalumeaux clay whistle concertina cornamuse cornet cornett cornu didjeridu fife flute gemshorn hichiriki horn jug minjayrah mirliton mitbiq oboe ocarina recorder s'hintu sackbut serpent shakuhachi shell horn shintu side-blown flute syrinx txistu walking stick flute whistle yarghul zurla Note: This list is compiled from the Instruments chapter in songbooks. It is not a comprehensive list of all instruments in the game, but rather a list of the general templates available. Wind Instruments by Difficulty (Easiest to Hardest) From this post. mirliton, whiskey jug, txistu clarin, minjayrah,shakuhachi fife, flute, ocarina, whistle, recorder, hichiriki, syrinx, pan-pipes horn, gemshorn, ox horn, piccolo mitbiq, zurna, yarghul, clarinet serpent, bassoon hautbois shawm cornet, oboe sackbut, physalis cane flute didjeridu bagpipes double bagpipes Versions Item Source is Rare item Is incomplete Bagpipes with a black bast bag and polished smokewood pipes Premium raffles Bagpipes with a black cire bag and polished glitvire pipes Musiceum (1) Bagpipes with a plaid bag and polished blackwood pipes Drones and Drums Bagpipes with a plaid bag and polished pine pipes Drones and Drums true Bagpipes with plaid bags and polished ebony pipes Rose of the Theater true Bagpipes with plaid bags and polished oak pipes Rose of the Theater true Bagpipes with plaid bags and polished rosewood pipes Rose of the Theater true Bamboo didjeridu painted with images of horses Jahtinit's Corner true Bamboo flute painted with a pattern of blue waves Bamboo Hut (3) true Beautifully polished platinum flute set with tiny star-shaped diamonds in each key Incomparable Instruments true ... further results Related Forum Posts Click here to search for related posts. Notes Xylophone or zills will take you to ~500 ranks.