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Updated 3/12/25: Fixed for Businesses and Hobbies compatibility.

Sul sul!  Here is another new musical skill - the lute!  Thanks so much to @simverses for the suggestion!  This skill includes one low-poly object with three swatches, but any object that functions as a guitar can be turned into a lute, such as the beautiful TSM Lutes converted by @simverses.

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Skill Level Information

Level 1 - Practice Lute

Level 2 - Discuss Lute Music, and Research Lute at the Computer

Level 3 - Unlocks ability to Play Folk Songs

Level 4 - Sims can Jam on the Lute

Level 5 - Sims can play Bard Songs

Level 6 - Serenade other Sims

Level 7 - Unlocks Court Songs

Level 8 - Write, Scrap, and Name Songs, and Craft Lutes on the Woodworking Table

Level 9 - Play Classical Songs and License Songs on the Mailbox

Level 10 - Mentor other Sims in the Lute Skill

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Turn Guitars into Lutes

Open the package you want to edit in Sims4Studio.  Locate the Object Definition, then change the Tuning to simsten_lute:object_lute and the Tuning Id to 13602861778954956423.

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Installation Note: This mod requires the XML Injector.  If you haven't already, you can download it HERE.

Hope you enjoy!

~JS

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Sara Latimer Writes (edited)

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2026-11-01 15:00 Does this come with a lute, or do we need to update the lutes?
2023-03-26 19:57

JaneSimsten

This should come with a lute! Let me know if it isn't appearing in your game for some reason - another user had reported a bug and I haven't been able to replicate it for the life of me.

sleepsilent

The lute actually hasn't been showing up for me either. It's listed in the catalog but the item is invisible when I try to place it. I've wondered if I might just have a mod conflict honestly but I'm not sure what it might conflict with. I'm happy to help troubleshoot if needed!

JaneSimsten

Hi! It's probably not a mod conflict. I'd love some help testing if you're up for it!

sleepsilent

Absolutely! Lmk how I can help! I'm at work now but I'll be back in a few hours. Feel free to DM me if that's easier!

JaneSimsten

Hi! I sent you a DM :) Thank you so much for being willing to help test!

JaneSimsten

I think we're closing in on a solution! I had a problem with the textures

Mitsuko Simmer y Dkrbto

My best wishes, I am a huge fan of your work, it's amazing and I admire you, hope can be an mecenas, but I can't 😔

JaneSimsten

I'm working on a fix for this. Still not sure what's causing it but it's the top priority for me right now.

JaneSimsten

Thank you for letting me know! Let me look into this.

Anelez

Hey, I was wondering if not being to license written songs from the lute was just a glitch or if I need to tune a guitar into a lute?

Josephine themaroonwitch

hey it seems like when i click on the file it isnt found? also this might sound stupid but if i did the edit of the lutes you linked to to connect them with this mod do i need to update them now?

Pandemedley

Getting the same problem, it's directing me to a "not found" page. Same with the French horn update

Leatha 2021

Hello the download says the file can't be found.

Hello

Hello, sorry to bother you but I wanted to know if the whole mod is in the JS_Lute_v1.3 package because my initial lute mod folder has "lute_audio_files", "simsten_luteSTBL" and "simsten_lute_object" in it. Do I need to remove everything and just keep the last file ?

JaneSimsten

You can delete everything from before! It's now all in one file for convenience.

Xavier Joseph

Hello, I wanted to ask you if this new update eliminates the sound files because I just realized that I updated the mod for Curseforged and when I checked my recycle bin I found all the sound files in it and I don't understand why?

Hello

Thank you!