diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/guitar.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/guitar.dm
index c302536ac88..a7bbc278f11 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/guitar.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/guitar.dm
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 	icon_state = "guitar"
 	item_state = "guitar"
 	icon_override = 'icons/mob/in-hand/tools.dmi'
-	force = 10
+	force = 5
 	var/datum/song/handheld/song
+	hitsound = 'sound/effects/guitarsmash.ogg'
 
 /obj/item/device/guitar/New()
 	song = new("guitar", src)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/violin.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/violin.dm
index 47acfb7c132..0e3aaac0a5a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/violin.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/violin.dm
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 	icon = 'icons/obj/musician.dmi'
 	icon_state = "violin"
 	item_state = "violin"
-	force = 10
+	force = 5
+	hitsound = 'sound/weapons/smash.ogg'
 	var/datum/song/handheld/song
 
 /obj/item/device/violin/New()
diff --git a/sound/effects/guitarsmash.ogg b/sound/effects/guitarsmash.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55fd8e96138
Binary files /dev/null and b/sound/effects/guitarsmash.ogg differ