Orid Xem musical instruments

Ac
The ac is a large hand-held percussion instrument. It consists of a hourglass stone drum with a leather head. The musician strikes the head with a stone hammer. The instrument has a one octave range going from a middle to a high pitch. Tuning is accomplished by adjusting the tension of the head. The instrument has a fluid buzzy timber.

The hourglass ac drum makes up the bulk of the instrument.

The ac hammer is used by the musician to strike the instrument and produce sound.

The ac head is stretched over the instrument and used to produce sound.

Acöb
The acöb is a large hand-held curved bone horn. The musician blows into the instrument and selects pitch by pressing valves to route air through different tube [sic]. The instrument has a three octave range going from an extremely low to a mid-low pitch. At all pitches, the instrument has an evolving timbre. It has three registers. The low register has a strong quavering strident timbre. The middle register begins at low pitch and has a quavering raucous timbre. The high register begins at mid-low pitch and has a sharp strong wavering timbre.

Agseth
The egseth is a mid-size hand-held bone musical instrument which houses thirty-seven metal strings. The musician uses a metal keyboard to select which of these strings are struck. The instrument has a five-and-a-half octave range going from a low to an extremely high pitch. It has four registers. The low register has a wobbling reedy heavy timber. The middle register begins at middle pitch and has a round choppy steady delicate timbre. The high register begins at mid-high pitch and has a choppy steady strong broad timbre. The top register begins at high pitch and has a clear dull timbre.

The agseth case is the housing for the workings of the instrument.

The agseth keyboard allows the musician to select the pitch of the instrument.

The agesth strings vibrate, producing the sound of the instrument.

Akgos
The akgos is a small hand-held closed cylindrical wooden wind instrument. The musician blows across the end hole. The musician selects the pitch by achieving higher and higher harmonics and can also stop holes. The instrument has a four octave range going from a middle to an extremely high pitch. At all pitches, the instrument has a thin flat timbre. It has two registers. The low register has a sparse breathy dull timbre. The high register begins at high pitch and has a sweet timbre.

Aknûn
The aknûn is a large stationary percussion instrument. It consists of seventeen hourglass wooden drums with leather heads which rest on a glass stand. The musician strikes the heads with a ceramic hammer. The instrument produces a complex sound that cannot said to be of a single pitch. The instrument has a full graceful piercing crisp timbre.

The hourglass aknûn drums make up the bulk of the instrument.

The aknûn hammer is used by the musician to strike the instrument and produce sound.

The aknûn heads are stretched over the instrument and used to produce sound.

The aknûn stand is used to support the instrument.

Alek
There is one known artifact alek, Bobetuthgur Zalstom Reksas (Trifledemons the Medicine of Sins) made of dwarf bone in 168 by the dwarf Mörul Azmolgusil in Ekastnish.

Deb
There is one known legendary deb, Nudendustik Omristakam (Regalboars the Wild Fortune) made of stibnite in 97 in Atîskashez by an unknown creature.

Îlkeb
There is one known artifact îlkeb, Ostuksanreb (Sneakedown) made of gabbro in 158 in Cogzatthud by an unknown creature.

Obin
The obin is a mid-size hand-held cloth-stringed instrument with a bone yoke and a bone body. The strings are suspended from the yoke down to the body and the musician plucks the sixteen main strings. Eight drone strings are occasionally plucked. Tuning is accomplished by pegs. The instrument has a four octave range going from a low to a very high pitch. At all pitches, the instrument has a sharp light fluid timbre. It has two registers. The low register has a delicate bright wavering timbre. The high register begins at middle pitch and has a wispy timbre.

The obin sound-chest of the instrument vibrates with the strings, producing sound.

The obin strings vibrate, causing the instrument to produce sound.

The strings of the instrument are attached to the obin yoke.

Ramul
There is one known artifact ramul, Nomarthil (Abysssword) made of diorite in 94 by an unknown creature in Odiuse.

Razot
There is one known artifact razot, Ushat Gerig (The Basement of Banks) made of larch on Malachite 25, 710 by the dwarf Dodók Uzarlogem in Akurubbul.

Tårem
There are two known artifact tårem:
 * Aluthtathur Taremuvar (Defectscribes the Fated Lull) made of copper on Hematite 15, 729 by the dwarf Besmar Inodesesh in Akurubbul
 * Isramlelum (Summerwanes) made of aluminium on Sandstone 27, 772 by the dwarf Atír Ilrallîlar in Torishiton Ineth Lam.

Usit
There is one known artifact usit, Ceyecaicemi (Chanceleopards) named by the elf adventurer of the Museum Tipi Aquiyabírare on Hematite 22, 727 in Cishices.

Notes and references

 * Data for these instruments was extracted from the Mason's Worskshop menu through this method explained on reddit.