oh boy, more new instruments ...

[Layoneil]

Harlequin's Horn
Lv 70 - "Mazurka" +2
Horlais Peak (Themis Orb - 99 Kindred's Seals, Uncapped, Alliance)
Battle Name: Horns of War (Behemoth BCNM)

Angel Lyre
Lv 71 - "Hymnus" +2 Haste +2%
Horlais Peak (Themis Orb - 99 Kindred's Seals, Uncapped, Alliance)
Battle Name: Horns of War (Behemoth BCNM)

Not new but more clearly defined info on how to get one:
Military Harp
Lv 33 - "Finale" +2
Garrison
- Zulkheim Region [Restriction Lv.30]
- Norvallen Region [Restriction Lv.30]
- Derfland Region [Restriction Lv.30]
- Kolshushu Region [Restriction Lv.30]
- Aragoneu Region [Restriction Lv.30]
- Qufim Region [Restriction Lv.30]

Info Courtesy of http://mysterytour.web.infoseek.co.jp/ffxi/us/ (where else)

[Miriamel]

It would be interesting to find out what exactly Hymnus +2 does. o.O

[RuneGrey]

It would probably be too much to hope that it would make the Reraise on Goddess Hymnus equivilent to Reraise II or III - probably just raises the 'intensity' of it - although I've never quite understood what that was, or how it might assist in helping with bard songs that are cast on the party. And since Hymnus is a 'whole party' song from the description I've seen, doesn't that make range a moot point?

[Vilurum]

99 Kindred's Seals, need an alliance, have to beat a Behemoth ...

... I don't think those instruments will *ever* be reasonably priced. /sigh

[UnnamedGalka]

Harlequin's Horn
Lv 70 - "Mazurka" +2
Horlais Peak (Themis Orb - 99 Kindred's Seals, Uncapped, Alliance)
Battle Name: Horns of War (Behemoth BCNM)

This one is probably going to be quite expensive at AH.

[Miriamel]

I think most of those will rarely be found at AHs, for all classes.. afterall, those battles are fought with alliances, and much like with Shining Cloth, you'll have a representative of the respective class, or someone in your LS to give the item to.

From what I've heard though, Goddess Hymnus is stronger than Reraise I, so for all we know the +2 version might actually result in less EXP lost - as I don't see another use for a +2 Reraise instrument. 20 seconds longer duration doesn't really justify a Behemoth alliance battle.

[Layoneil]

like all BCNMs those are not going to be guaranteed drops, so i don't think any alliance is going in thinking they want to get that.

i heard Hymnus is about 50% XP restore (halfway between Reraise I and Reraise II, hopefully the instrument would boost it up to a full Reraise II or maybe even a Reraise III, since it is +2).

one of the uses for Hymnus seem to be in Dynamis where a full wipe of your PT is supposedly quite common and since time is of the essence, the MP used for Raise II or Raise III is often a bad thing. the haste part i'd hope speeds up the song a little bit so you can get it off faster when you think a full wipe is about to happen.

wonder if you can manage to sing the song between the time a mob readies Astral Flow to the time of when it actually goes off.

overall, i'd think the Mazurka one would be more desirable and more expensive if somehow either one hits the AH.

[Faranim]

I know what I'm saving my Kindred's Seals for :biggrin:

I'm assuming that the Mazurka +2 will also increase the speed, although not quite as fast as Flee.

Hymnus +2, the added duration alone is nice to have, but I'm almost expecting it to restore more EXP. Currently, taking a raise from Hymnus at level 75 results in approx. 1000 exp loss. Cutting it to 700 or even 800 would be worth paying for.

As far as usefulness? Hymnus +2, depending on how much more EXP it saves, would be much more useful. Going to dynamis twice a week, typically with well over 2 deaths a trip, the EXP saved would really add up.

Mazurka +2 is mostly for convenience, and show-offiness.