Musical instruments

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Music is performed using musical instruments, which usually are items that be carried around.

Usage

To play or tune a musical instrument, you need skills in the relevant crafts.music.instruments skill. You can use the commands play, perform and with all or most instruments, though some have additional commands. Stringed instruments may be strummed, and some instruments require tuning (which uses the relevant crafts.music.instruments skill) before they can be played. Primers and sheet music can be used with some instruments.

The commands that can be used in order of difficulty, are:

  • tune <instrument>
  • play music on <instrument> from primer
  • play <instrument>
  • serenade <living> on <instrument>
  • perform solo on <instrument>
  • play music on <instrument> from sheet music
  • play <custom message> on <instrument>
  • serenade <living> with <custom message> on <instrument>

Instruments table

The following table provides information on the various instruments.

Instrument Type Tuneable Mallet To play, must be... Size Weight Material Other
Accordion Keyboard No No Held 1.5' x 9" &&&&+13500 15 Leather None
Acoustic guitar String Yes No Held 3 x 6/12 &&&&&+4000 4 4/9 Wood None
Alto saxophone Wind Yes No Held 2' x 6" &&&&&+9000 10 Brass None
Bachi Mallet N/A N/A Held 4" x 3" &&&&&&+200 2/9 Bamboo None
Bamboo flute Wind No No Held 9" x 1" &&&&&&+400 4/9 Bamboo Fired weapon
Banjo String Yes No Held 1 8/12 x 6/12 &&&&&+4000 4 4/9 Wood None
Bass horn Wind No No Held 9" x 3" &&&&&+1800 2 Bone None
Biwa String Yes Yes - Bachi Held 2 6/12 x 6/12 &&&&&+3500 3 8/9 Wood None
Black clarinet Wind Yes No Held 1 6/12 x 7/12 &&&&&&+500 5/9 Wood Fired Weapon
Black tambourine Percussion No No Held 9" x 9" &&&&&+1800 2 Wood Thrown weapon
Black trumpet Wind Yes No Held 1 6/12 x 6 &&&&&+1500 1 6/9 Metal Fired Weapon
Black piano Keyboard No No On ground  ? None
Black piano (Assassins Guild) Keyboard No No On ground  ? None
Black violin String Yes Yes - Violin bow Held 1 6/12 x 7/12 &&&&&+2000 2 2/9 Wood Fired Weapon
Bongo drum Percussion No No Held 1 x 9/12 &&&&&&+400 4/9 Wood None
Brass trombone Wind Yes No Held 2.5' x 6" &&&&&+1200 1 3/9 Brass None
Brass trumpet Wind Yes No Held 1' x 6" &&&&&+1200 1 3/9 Brass None
Carved bone aulos Wind No No Held 1.5' x 6" &&&&&&+900 1 Bone None
Clarinet Wind Yes No Held 1.5' x 2" &&&&&&+900 1 Wood None
Cracked ocarina Wind No No Held 6" x 4" &&&&&&+500 5/9 Ceramic Summon Mount
Cymbals Percussion No No Held 1' x 1' &&&&&+2700 3 Brass None
Dark glossy lute‎‎ String Yes Yes - Small ivory pick Held 2 6/12 x 1 &&&&&+1800 2 Wood None
Dark mahogany piano Keyboard No No On ground  ?
Decorative harpsichord Keyboard, Stringed No No On ground 7.5' x 3'  ? Wood Furniture
Dented penny whistle Wind No No Held 1' x 1" &&&&&&+200 2/9 tin None
Didgeridoo Wind No No Held &&&&&&+900 1 Wood None
Dobachi Percussion No Yes - Striking Stick On ground 2.5' x 9" &&&&&+9000 10 Brass Furniture
Dragon harp String Yes No Held 2 x 8/12 &&&&&+1200 1 3/9 Oak None
Ebony guqin String Yes No On ground 4 x 1 4/12 &&&&&+6000 6 6/9 Wood Furniture
Genuine Genuan guitar‎ String Yes No Held 3 x 6/12 &&&&&+4000 4 4/9 Wood None
Hammered dulcimer Percussion Yes Yes Ground 1.5 x 1.5 ft &&&&&+1350 1 1/2 Wood None
Harmonica Wind No No Held 5 x 1 &&&&&&+400 4/9 Brass None
Hooked harp String Yes No Held 4 8/12 x 3 &&&&+18000 20 Wood None
Howondalandish jungle drum Percussion No Yes On Ground 6' x 3'  ? wood None
Kokiriko Percussion No No Held 2' x 4" &&&&&&+800 8/9 Wood None
Kotsuzumi Percussion No No Held 1.5' x 9" &&&&&&+900 1 Wood None
Lancre bagpipe Wind No No Held 2 x 1 2/12 &&&&&+4500 5 Leather None
Long shamisen String No Yes - Bachi Held 2 6/12 x 7/12 &&&&&+3000 3 3/9 Wood None
Lute String Yes No Held 2 2/12 x 8/12 &&&&&+1800 2 Wood None
Lyre String Yes Yes - Lyre plectrum Held 2' x 1.5' &&&&&+3600 4 Wood None
Lyre plectrum Mallet N/A N/A Held 6" x 1" &&&&&&+450 0.5 Wood None
Maracas Percussion No No Held 9" x 4" &&&&&&+900 1 Dried Gourd None
Ocarina Wind No No Held 6" x 4" &&&&&&+500 5/9 Ceramic None
Organ Keyboard No No On ground  ?
Panpipe Wind No No Held 6" x 4" &&&&&&+400 4/9 Wood None
Recital harp String Yes No Held 2 x 8/12 &&&&&+1200 1 3/9 Wood None
Reed pipe Wind No No Held 9" x 1" &&&&&&+450 0.5 Wood None
Set of octiron and crystal wind chimes percussion No  ? On ground  ? None
Silver flute Wind Yes No Held 1.5' x 1" &&&&&&+900 1 Silver None
Simple aulos Wind No No Held 2' x 9" &&&&&&+900 1 Wood None
Small brass whistle Wind No No Held +Expression error: Unexpected < operator. <1 Brass None
Snake charming pipe‎ Wind No No Held 1' x 1 &&&&&&+400 4/9 brass None
Striking stick Mallet N/A N/A Held 6" x 1" &&&&&&+450 0.5 Wood None
Taiko drum Percussion No Yes - Striking Stick / Bachi On ground 3' x 3'  ? Wood Furniture
Tambourine Percussion No No Held 9" x 9" &&&&&+1800 2 Wood None
Tin shakuhachi Wind No No Held 1.5' x 1" &&&&&&+900 1 Tin None
Ukulele of pain String Yes No Held 1 6/12 x 6/12 &&&&&+2000 2 2/9 Wood Misc weapon
Unfathomably baroque grand piano Keyboard No No On ground  ? None
Violin String Yes Yes - Violin bow Held 1 6/12 x 7/12 &&&&&&+900 1 Wood None
Wooden harp String Yes No Held 2 1/12 x 10/12 &&&&&+3600 4 Wood None
Wooden koto String Yes No On ground 6' x 1.5'  ? Wood Furniture
Wooden recorder Wind No No Held 1' x 1" &&&&&&+450 0.5 Wood None
Wooden whistle Wind No No Held 1" x 1" &&&&&&+100 1/9 Wood Fruitbat summon
Instrument Type Tuneable Mallet To play, must be... Size Weight Material Other

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