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[[File:Mataline II Piano2.jpg|thumb|A piano from Mataline II.]]
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[[File:Betazoid chime, Haven.jpg|thumb|A Betazoid chime]]
The '''Mataline II piano''' was a small, portable variety of the [[Earth]] [[piano]]. It produced sound equivalent to a standard piano.
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The '''Betazoid chime''' was a small [[crystal]]line octagonal instrument that was struck with a little hammer.
   
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On [[Betazed]], it is customary to strike the chime during a meal to express gratitude for the food that is consumed. [[Homn]] struck the chime during a banquet aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} celebrating the upcoming marriage between [[Deanna Troi]] and [[Wyatt Miller]] in [[2364]], ({{TNG|Haven}}) and again the next year, when [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] was having a private dinner with [[Lwaxana Troi]]. ({{TNG|Manhunt}})
[[Nella Daren]] played a small-scale piano from Mataline II that could be rolled up for transport. The black keys were gold-colored on this model. ({{TNG|Lessons}})
 
 
[[Category:Musical instruments]]
 
[[Category:Musical instruments]]

Revision as of 07:42, 19 June 2011

File:Betazoid chime, Haven.jpg

A Betazoid chime

The Betazoid chime was a small crystalline octagonal instrument that was struck with a little hammer.

On Betazed, it is customary to strike the chime during a meal to express gratitude for the food that is consumed. Homn struck the chime during a banquet aboard the USS Enterprise-D celebrating the upcoming marriage between Deanna Troi and Wyatt Miller in 2364, (TNG: "Haven") and again the next year, when Captain Jean-Luc Picard was having a private dinner with Lwaxana Troi. (TNG: "Manhunt")