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The wiki is helpful in the sense that it gives a list of the different parts and material necessary to assemble the instruments, but since the names of the instrument will vary from game to game it is for you to find which is which.

https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Instrument

Apart from those made at the carpenter's, the stoneworker's and the craft workshop, you would also need to check the metalsmith, the leatherwork, the kiln and the glass furnace for making other parts.

I find this particularly helpful: "Clicking the button to create a new work order and typing the name of the instrument in the search box will show all the pieces required (possibly from other workshops)."

My Countess has a bad attitude and it says her unmet needs are items. I have some of those special item my dwarves make after throwing a fit that are really nice. But how do I give individual items to he

In the Nobles and Administrators tab (where you appoint your nobles), there is an icon next to each of your administrators,  it is a crown marked with a + sign. It is used to assign specific objects to your nobles.

1) Is there a meaning to the capitalization of letters for material? In the same list I have, say, a "marble throne", and next is a "Marble throne", with a capital M

2) When I install a gem window, it sometimes shows simply as a bunch of polished gems sitting on the floor, with seemingly no frame. What is the reason to that? Wrong choice of stones? No frame available? Bug?

Thank you!