Harpsichord

Harpsichord

A complex stationary musical instrument crafted at a smithy. A musician touches a row of keys on the front of the instrument. Each key is attached to an internal mechanism which plucks one of a row of strings stretched over a wooden frame. While it permits more complex composition than the harp, its wooden construction and plucking mechanism limit its output volume and expressiveness.

Base Stats

Type

Building – Recreation

Market Value

415 

Mass

30 kg

Beauty

14

HP

150

Flammability

0%

Building

Size

2 × 3

Placeable

True

Cover Effectiveness

0%

Recreation

100% Music

Creation

Crafted At

 / 

Required Research

Harpsichord

Skill Required

Crafting 5

Work To Make

32,000 ticks (8.89 mins)

Resources to make

250

Deconstruct yield

125

Destroy yield

62 - 63

Technical

Has Quality

True

thingCategories

BuildingsJoy

tradeTags

MusicalInstrument

A Harpsichord is a source of High Culture recreation and is a requirement for specific titles.

Acquisition

Harpsichords can be crafted at either the fueled or electric smithy using  250 Wood in 32,000 ticks (8.89 mins) after the Harpsichord research has been completed.

Summary

Nobles can put on concerts with the harpsichord, similar to a party, giving a mood bonus to the noble and attendees. Anyone listening to or playing the harpsichord receives a +4 thought for as long as it is being played. It can be heard within a radius of 16 tiles. Pawns with 0% Hearing do not get the mood bonus.

Quality	Awful	Poor	Normal	Good	Excellent	Masterwork	Legendary
Rec Power	76%	88%	100%	112%	124%	140%	180%

The harpsichord cannot be played if the pawn has a manipulation capacity of 0%.

Stats table

Harpsichord	Beauty	Recreation power	Work to Build	HP	Flamma­bility	Market Value
Quality
Awful	-1	0.76	032,000 ticks (8.89 mins)	150	0%	205
Poor	7	0.88	032,000 ticks (8.89 mins)	150	0%	310
Normal	14	1	032,000 ticks (8.89 mins)	150	0%	415
Good	28	1.12	032,000 ticks (8.89 mins)	150	0%	520
Excellent	42	1.24	032,000 ticks (8.89 mins)	150	0%	620
Masterwork	70	1.4	032,000 ticks (8.89 mins)	150	0%	1,035
Legendary	112	1.8	032,000 ticks (8.89 mins)	150	0%	2,075

Version history

• Royalty DLC Release - Added.
• 1.1.2559 - No longer crafted at the art bench.
• 1.2.2719 - Humans with 0% hearing no longer get thoughts from listening to instruments. Fix: While paused, musical instruments constantly loop, this also occurs while in the trade menu.
• 1.3.3067 - Fix: Musical instruments don't give recreation.

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Architect

Recreation

Horseshoes pin ^(Colony) • Hoopstone ring ^(Tribal) • Game-of-Ur board ^(Tribal)

Complex Furniture

Billiards table • Chess table ^(Colony) • Poker table

(research)

Tube television • Flatscreen television • Harp • Harpsichord • Piano

(trade)

Megascreen television • Telescope

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Snowman