![]() The Vulcan lute in "Charlie X" was designed by Wah Chang. ![]() In the final revised draft script of TOS: " The Conscience of the King", the Vulcan lute played by Uhura was referred to as her "guitar". Uhura is the only non-Vulcan shown playing an instrument of this type. #Ultratron lutes how to#Īlthough Uhura actress Nichelle Nichols was actually a trained singer in her teenage years and her own voice was used for Uhura's singing in the episode, she didn't really know how to play the Vulcan lute. Hence, whereas her singing became an integral part of many personal appearances she made at Star Trek conventions, she didn't use a Vulcan lute to accompany her vocals. In a deleted scene from TOS: " Elaan of Troyius", Spock revealed that he took second place in the All-Vulcan Music Competition, and that his father had taken first place. He also expresses his finding the playing of the instrument "relaxing". In VOY: " Innocence", the Vulcan lute is described as a five-stringed instrument tuned in a diatonic scale, but visibly has twelve strings. It is strongly suggested that the lute is instead tuned in a twelve-tone chromatic scale, since a seven-tone diatonic scale can fit in neither five nor twelve strings. The description of the Vulcan lyrette from the original edition of the Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual reads that this is " An unusually harmonious and melodic accompaniment or solo instrument, whose origin is lost in Vulcan antiquity. It combines the tonal qualities of a harp, lute, sitar, and to some extent, violin." They were usually made of Li'Pon and Sher Skah woods, with a Bahun'ahb inlay. The lowest pitch it could reach was 60 cps, and the highest was an astounding 3,180 cps.
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