Item:Oiled fishtail oak cistre with an elaborately carved fretwork rose

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oiled fishtail oak cistre with an elaborately carved fretwork rose
Look: As on a lute, the cistre's rose takes the place of the open soundhole in a traditional gittern. In this instrument, eight bands of wood intersect to form a star, around which a riot of flowering vines twine in lush profusion. A drone fixed within the instrument's bent neck vibrates with each plucked string to produce the characteristic echo that distinguishes the cistre from the lute.
Weight: 15 stones
Metal: Unknown
Appraised Cost: 10,500 Kronars8,400 Lirums <br />7,576.8 Dokoras <br />10.5 LTBpoints <br />10.5 Tickets <br />10.5 Scrips <br />
Properties:
  • This is a musical instrument (or a tool to play, repair, or clean one).
Dimensions: 5 length x 3 width x 1 height
Sources: Source is Nytingale's Instruments (6), Nytingale's Instruments (2)

Appraisal

  • The fishtail oak cistre appears to be a stringed instrument.
  • You are certain that the fishtail oak cistre is crafted from wood.
  • You are certain that the fishtail oak cistre is of good quality.
  • You are certain that the fishtail oak cistre is strung with a set of seven gut strings.
  • You are certain that the fishtail oak cistre needs a pick to be played.

Recall

The cistre is a pear-shaped instrument similar to the lute, but fitted with a drone in addition to the normal six courses of strings, giving it a subtly echoing tone when played.