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	The '''enshai''' was a [[Instrument messaging horn-type\|horn-type instrument]] of the [[Erithian]]s. It was thought to bring good luck and was widely used during wedding ceremonies and festive occasions.

	==Instrument==
	The enshai was an aerophonic instrument, like cornetts and lysards. The enshai employed two sets of double reeds, making it a quadruple
	reed woodwind. By controlling the breath, various tunes could be played
	on it. The term "quadruple reed" came from the fact that there are
	four pieces of dried palm leaf vibrating against each other, in pairs.

	The enshai was created from a wooden tube that gradually widened toward
	the lower end. It usually had eight holes. The instrument was made of
	ebonwood or rosewood and had a brass or copper bell fixed to the end
	and tied together internally with string. The length of the instrument
	was one and a half to two feet.

	The reed mounted in the mouth piece, the upper end, on the outside.

	This instrument had a sealed air chamber. When playing, the lips were
	placed on the upper end, with the reed inside the mouth. The
	mouth then became part of the instrument and acted as an air chamber. Prior
	to playing, the reed had to be be soaked to soften it. The fingers of the
	right hand covered the four bottom holes, while the fingers of the left hand
	played the upper four holes. Some players adjusted the instrument's sound
	by partially or completely filling some holes with wax.

	The enshai was a very sensitive instrument and required a great deal of
	skill on the musician's part. It was actually the way in which the lips
	and tongue played upon the reed mouthpiece and the manner in which the
	holes were opened and closed with the fingers which rendered the
	semitones and quarter tones effectively and attractively. The enshai
	was considered one of the most difficult instruments to play.

	==Decoration==
	The body of the enshai was always made of a dark hard wood, most
	commonly ebonwood, rosewood, black ash, and black willow. The bell was
	always made of either brass or copper. As the enshai was most commonly
	used during festive occasions and wedding, it was often highly
	decorated. The bells were often etched and polished, while the wood of
	the body was often carved and adorned with jewels.

	==Enshai In-game==
	A polished black willow enshai, a carved black ash enshai, a jeweled ebonwood enshai and a copper-belled rosewood enshai could be purchased from the shop Haunting Sounds at [[Velathae]] during the [[Ebon Gate]] festival. A spectral instrument, a pale crystal enshai pin, was available in the same shop.

	==See Also==
	*[[Loresong: A jewel-adorned ebonwood enshai (saved post)]]

	[[Category:Instruments]]
	[[Category:Erithians]]

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	==Enshai In-game==		==Enshai In-game==
	A polished black willow enshai, a carved black ash enshai, a jeweled ebonwood enshai and a copper-belled rosewood enshai could be purchased from the shop Haunting Sounds at [[Velathae]] during the [[Ebon Gate]] festival. A spectral instrument, a pale crystal enshai pin, was available in the same shop.		A polished black willow enshai, a carved black ash enshai, a jeweled ebonwood enshai and a copper-belled rosewood enshai could be purchased from the shop Haunting Sounds at [[Velathae]] during the [[Ebon Gate]] festival. A spectral instrument, a pale crystal enshai pin, was available in the same shop.

			==See Also==
			*[[Loresong: A jewel-adorned ebonwood enshai (saved post)]]

	[[Category:Instruments]]		[[Category:Instruments]]

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The '''enshai''' was a [[Instrument messaging horn-type|horn-type instrument]] of the [[Erithian]]s. It was thought to bring good luck and was widely used during wedding ceremonies and festive occasions.

==Instrument==
The enshai was an aerophonic instrument, like cornetts and lysards. The enshai employed two sets of double reeds, making it a quadruple
reed woodwind. By controlling the breath, various tunes could be played
on it. The term "quadruple reed" came from the fact that there are
four pieces of dried palm leaf vibrating against each other, in pairs.

The enshai was created from a wooden tube that gradually widened toward
the lower end. It usually had eight holes. The instrument was made of
ebonwood or rosewood and had a brass or copper bell fixed to the end
and tied together internally with string. The length of the instrument
was one and a half to two feet.

The reed mounted in the mouth piece, the upper end, on the outside.

This instrument had a sealed air chamber. When playing, the lips were
placed on the upper end, with the reed inside the mouth. The
mouth then became part of the instrument and acted as an air chamber. Prior
to playing, the reed had to be be soaked to soften it. The fingers of the
right hand covered the four bottom holes, while the fingers of the left hand
played the upper four holes. Some players adjusted the instrument's sound
by partially or completely filling some holes with wax.

The enshai was a very sensitive instrument and required a great deal of
skill on the musician's part. It was actually the way in which the lips
and tongue played upon the reed mouthpiece and the manner in which the
holes were opened and closed with the fingers which rendered the
semitones and quarter tones effectively and attractively. The enshai
was considered one of the most difficult instruments to play.

==Decoration==
The body of the enshai was always made of a dark hard wood, most
commonly ebonwood, rosewood, black ash, and black willow. The bell was
always made of either brass or copper. As the enshai was most commonly
used during festive occasions and wedding, it was often highly
decorated. The bells were often etched and polished, while the wood of
the body was often carved and adorned with jewels.

==Enshai In-game==
A polished black willow enshai, a carved black ash enshai, a jeweled ebonwood enshai and a copper-belled rosewood enshai could be purchased from the shop Haunting Sounds at [[Velathae]] during the [[Ebon Gate]] festival. A spectral instrument, a pale crystal enshai pin, was available in the same shop.

[[Category:Instruments]]
[[Category:Erithian]]