Bard instruments

Lute: the neck of the Renaissance lute was bent back; the strings were tuned in pairs and the fingerboard had frets. Viols: Flat back and six strings. Fretted fingerboard. Viols were held upright in front of the player rather than tucked under the chin Crumhorn: double-reed instrument Sackbut: It's an early kind of trombone. Trumpet: Without the valve system we know today (it was invented in the 19th century). The different notes were obtained by varying the lip pressure Percussion…

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This beautiful violin is the prized possession of many bards across the realm. Outfit your favorite musician with this enchanted instrument, and they're music with flow with an arcane power and charm you've never seen before.

A few of the many weapons sets I designed with ArenaNet for Guild Wars 2

Medieval Musical Instruments | stringed instruments from different times and places;