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[[File:instrument_sprite_preview.png|right]]An '''instrument''' {{Tile|¿|7:1}}  is a procedurally-generated item used for making music in [[tavern]]s and [[temple]]s.

Instruments come in four types defined by the skill necessary for play ([[Keyboardist|keyboard]], [[Stringed instrumentalist|stringed]], [[Wind instrumentalist|wind]], and [[Percussionist|percussion]]). Some instruments are made in a single step like other [[finished goods]], however most instruments are assembled from multiple individual components. (For example, a bell might be one-piece, but a pipe organ would have a keyboard, pipes, bellows, and a body to support it all). Instruments can be either hand-held or stationary. Stationary instruments are built from the [[furniture]] menu with the {{k|b}}-{{k|f}}-{{k|i}} command. Hand-held instruments can be carried around by dwarves or placed in [[coffer]]s in [[tavern]]s or [[temple]]s.

Instruments and their components can be made out of a variety of materials, including [[wood]], [[bone]], [[shell]], [[stone]], [[silk]] [[thread]], [[plant fiber]] [[thread]], [[glass]], [[ceramic]]s, [[metal]], or [[leather]]. Out of those, thread and leather can only be used for components, not for a full instrument. Many of the instruments/components are made in [[craftsdwarf's workshop]]s {{k|b}}-{{k|o}}-{{k|r}}, however certain types of instruments or components may only be created in more specialized workshops:

:* [[carpenter's workshop]] {{k|b}}-{{k|o}}-{{k|p}}  for [[wood]] instruments/components

:* [[glass furnace]] {{k|b}}-{{k|o}}-{{k|u}}-{{k|g}} for [[glass]] instruments/components

:* [[kiln]] {{k|b}}-{{k|o}}-{{k|u}}-{{k|k}} for [[ceramic]] instruments/components

:* [[leather works]] {{k|b}}-{{k|o}}-{{k|l}}-{{k|l}} for [[leather]] instruments/components

:* [[stoneworker's workshop]] {{k|b}}-{{k|o}}-{{k|t}} for [[stone]] instruments/components

:* [[metalsmith's forge]] {{k|b}}-{{k|o}}-{{k|i}} for [[metal]] instruments/components

The details menu can be used to select the specific material for most instruments and components. Glass and ceramic instrument jobs do not yet support the details menu; all glass instruments will be made from [[green glass]] in your fortress (though [[caravan]]s can bring instruments or instrument parts made out of other types of glass), and the potter will choose the material for ceramic instruments. Assembling the instrument after all the components are finished is also performed in a craftsdwarf's workshop, and the skill needed to assemble it is defined by the material of the "main" part of the instrument (see "Components", below).

Any instruments with a single component can be made directly. More complex ones require each instrument piece to first be made separately and then assembled into the final instrument. The option associated with them is "assemble <*instrument*>". Make a note of the name of the instrument and enter the work orders screen with {{k|o}}. Clicking the button to create a new work order and typing the name of the instrument in the search box will show all the pieces required (possibly from other workshops). Single-piece instruments created at other workshops will not be listed in the craftsdwarf's shop; those can be found by checking the potential workshops or scrolling through possible jobs in the manager screen.

Traders may bring individual components for other instruments from their civilizations, but you will be unable to assemble them into instruments unless your dwarves have the necessary knowledge for that specific instrument.  In theory, a dwarf can play any instrument if it is complete (but see "usage", below – they may never want/need to).

===Keyboard [[File:keyboard_sprite.png]]===

===Stringed [[File:stringed_sprite.png]]===

===Wind [[File:wind_sprite.png]]===

===Percussion [[File:percussion_sprite.png]]===

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