Changes: Musical instrument

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Musical Instruments are found on many different planets. They can be divided into string instruments, wind instruments, percussion instruments and mental instruments.

String instruments

File:Violin clef.jpg

Music

As the name implies, these instruments possess strings that need to vibrate in order to produce sound. This can be achieved by either plucking the strings, drawing a bow across them or striking the strings with a hammer.

Human instruments belonging to this group include guitars, kitharas, violins, mandolins, cellos and pianos. The Vulcan lute also belongs to this group.

Dr Sevrin's followers played a variety of instruments, they all belonged to the group of string instruments. Mavig played a wheel-shaped, harp-like instrument. Adam played a 6-stringed instrument, similar to a guitar but without the resonating body. (TOS: "The Way to Eden")

Commander William T. Riker kept a small holographic simulation of two women playing harp-like instruments in his quarters. When he needed to relax, he would turn on the hologram and listen to the music. (TNG: "Haven")

A similar instrument was played by the Edo on Rubicun III (TNG: "Justice") and by Katie aboard the USS Enterprise-D, her instrument had 18 strings however. (TNG: "When the Bough Breaks")

The Edo played another, smaller instrument that looks like a transparent harp. (TNG: "Justice")

In a holographic recreation of the Café des Artistes in the year 2342 a musician played a futuristic instrument that consisted of a small rectangular box with several glass tubes. (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")

Nella Daren played a rollable small-scale piano from Mataline II. (TNG: "Lessons")

The Trill also possess small piano-like instruments that can be easily transported and larger stationary pianos. Joran Dax was a talented player of this instrument. (DS9: "Equilibrium", "Field of Fire")

One crewmember of the USS Enterprise-D played a futuristic bass-like instrument during a concert in Ten Forward that also Commander William T. Riker was participating in. (TNG: "Second Chances")

An alien musician played a strange percussion instrument in Quark's Bar when it was re-opened after the Cardassians withdrew from Bajor and the station in 2369. (DS9: "Emissary")

Klingons also have small string instruments, like the one the Klingon chef aboard Deep Space 9 often used to entertain his customers. (DS9: "Melora")

A trio of Bajoran musicians gave a small performance on Deep Space 9's promenade during the Bajoran Gratitute Festival in 2371, one of them was playing an instrument very similar to the Vulcan lute. (DS9: "Fascination") The same instrument was also played by Risians. (DS9: "Let He Who Is Without Sin...")

Alien string instruments
			Kathy's instrument.
Mavig's harp	Adam's instrument	Edo instruments	Katie's instrument
TOS: "The Way to Eden"	TOS: "The Way to Eden"	TNG: "Justice"	TNG: "When the Bough Breaks"
A large Trill piano.	Matalin II piano.	Trill piano.	Klingon guitar.
Large Trill piano	Mataline II piano	Trill piano	Klingon guitar
DS9: "Field of Fire"	TNG: "Lessons"	DS9: "Equilibrium"	DS9: "Melora"
Bajoran lute.		Holographic harps
Bajoran lute	Risian lute	Holographic harps	A glass-tube instrument
DS9: "Fascination"	DS9: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..."	TNG: "Haven"	TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris"

An alien instrument at Quark's
DS9: "Emissary"