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Birdpipes
Instrument
G
Pan pipes or satyr pipes, also known as the shalm, these are sacred to Lliira and popular with wood elf and wild elf bards.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Glaur
Instrument
G
Short, curved horns like a cornucopia. Played with valves, glaur sound like trumpets, while those without valves, known as gloon, have a more mournful sound.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Hand Drum
Instrument
G
A double-headed skin drum fitted with handles along its side.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Longhorn
Instrument
G
A Faerûnian flute of sophisticated make, found only in areas with skilled artisans, as in great cities or elven enclaves.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Shawm
Instrument
G
A double-reed instrument similar to an oboe or a bassoon, popular with gnomes, who have developed some bellows-powered versions.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Songhorn
Instrument
G
A recorder, a simple type of flute, usually carved from wood.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Tantan
Instrument
G
A tambourine, a popular instrument with halflings and humans south of the Dalelands.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Thelarr
Instrument
G
Also known as a whistlecane, a simple and easy-to-make wind instrument cut from a reed. They are so simple, in fact, that skilled bards frequently make and give them away to children—to the parents' delight or regret.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Tocken
Instrument
G
A hanging set of carved oval bells, usually played with a pair of light wooden hammers (or open handed). They are most common in underground cultures, where the resonant tones can carry.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Wargong
Instrument
G
A metal gong, traditionally made from a shield, particularly the shield of an enemy. Both goblins and dwarves make and play wargongs, their sound echoing through tunnels in the Underdark.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Yarting
Instrument
G
A southern instrument from Amn and Calimshan that is a Faerûnian analog to the guitar. Numerous variations have spread across the continent.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124
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Zulkoon
Instrument
G
A complex pump organ that originated with the zulkirs of Thay, who use it in the casting of their spells. It is considered to have a dramatic, but sinister, sound.
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide p. 124