Template:Instrument

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Instrument Infobox

Base template for documenting individual instruments with semantic properties. Created via Form:Instrument, then use the type-specific details form to add specs, photos, and more.

Powered by Module:Instrument (Lua) for clean conditional rendering.

Usage

{{Instrument
|type=Mandolin
|nickname=
|image=Example.jpg
|make=Gibson
|model=F-5
|serial=123456
|year=1923
|current_owner=[[Some Person]]
|previous_owners=[[Person A]], [[Person B]]
|used_in_band=[[Some Band]], [[Another Band]]
|body_shape=F-style
|top_wood=Spruce
|back_sides_wood=Maple
}}

Parameters

  • type - Instrument type (Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Fiddle, Bass, Dobro, etc.)
  • nickname - Nickname for the instrument (optional)
  • image - Main image filename
  • make - Manufacturer/luthier
  • model - Model name/number
  • serial - Serial number
  • year - Year built
  • current_owner - Current owner (wiki link)
  • previous_owners - Previous owners (comma-separated wiki links)
  • used_in_band - Bands this instrument has been used in (comma-separated wiki links). Each band is stored as its own SMW value, so a band's page can list every instrument it's been played in via {{#ask: [[Used in band::{{PAGENAME}}]] }}, and a maker's page can do the same indirection across all their instruments.
  • body_shape - Body shape/style
  • top_wood - Soundboard/top tonewood
  • back_sides_wood - Back and sides tonewood
  • neck_wood - Neck wood
  • fingerboard_wood - Fingerboard wood
  • bridge_wood - Bridge wood
  • scale_length - Scale length
  • nut_width - Nut width
  • strings - Number of strings
  • electronics - Pickup system