Looking to learn a new instrument.

[Cork]

...with training you should be able to get three-plus full octaves out of it.

A human voice, at 3+ octaves, now, that could call for some serious training, although it has been known to be done.

[cowtime]

Thanks Izzy, now I have that on my mind. It's a better than the one it replaces that has been haunting me for the last three days, I've even been humming it at work- Les Toreadors from Carmen. It's on our summer concert and I can get the other tunes from Carmen, but that one is driving me crazy. My tongue is just too slow. I just finished practicing it for the ??time and I still can't get it fast enough. I've tried to learn double tonguing but that's not going well. Grrrrr
Yeah, that cool cat tune is much better, think I'll listen again.. humming "is you is...

[brewerpaul]

I'd like to recommend mandolin. There are some really nice Asian imported ones that play well and are pretty inexpensive. The frets make perfect placement of the fingers less of an issue than on fiddle. Playing scales is pretty intuitive. Unlike the fiddle, there's no bowing involved, which would otherwise add a whole extra layer of complexity. The fingering is the same as fiddle, so if you ever get the urge to learn fiddle, you'll be one step ahead of the game. The mandolin and whistle play in roughly the same range, so everything you already know on whistle will be easily played on mandolin. At any given session, I play about half and half whistle and mandolin. Wonderful instrument.

[Coffee]

...with training you should be able to get three-plus full octaves out of it.

A human voice, at 3+ octaves, now, that could call for some serious training, although it has been known to be done.

Heh, come to think of it I only have two octaves and up to soh of the third. So... my oops.

(*edit* I can finish the 3rd octave in falsetto. But falsetto doesn't count.)

[Cork]

...with training you should be able to get three-plus full octaves out of it.

A human voice, at 3+ octaves, now, that could call for some serious training, although it has been known to be done.

Heh, come to think of it I only have two octaves and up to soh of the third. So... my oops.

(*edit* I can finish the 3rd octave in falsetto. But falsetto doesn't count.)

Good on you!

My singing voice, which doesn't amount to much, MIGHT get to an octave and a half, but only on a really, really good day.

;-)

[mutepointe]

I voted harp. That way you could go with either a harp harp or a harmonica harp. This was the instrument with which I have no experience.

I do like the idea of a double bass though.

We have a violin that I tried learning once and I think I'm going to give it a go again. I quit when I couldn't get over the strings being backwards from a guitar. This was way back before I learned how to play the whistle left-handed and then the simple flute and then the silver flute right-handed and then the simple flute ambidexterously. So I think I might be able to get over the strings being backwards.

We will want to know what you decide.

[s1m0n]

Cello. Or a cheap, screechy chinese fiddle strung with octave strings.

[MarkS]

Concertina! You don't have to tune it, and it fits under the seat in front of you or in the overhead compartment.

Or nyckelharpa. Nyckelharpas are neat. But they have none of the advantages of the concertina listed above.

[pipersgrip]

Thanks for all of the advice; those were some good considerations. But, I think I might choose the fiddle. There are some great fiddlers around here who also teach. I think they are bluegrass style , but I just need to learn the basics. I did fine with learning by myself on the flute. Thanks guys.

[avanutria]

What I would suggest is having a bit of a play with each instrument that you are interested in; you may find that one 'speaks' to you more strongly than the others.

I've dabbled at piano, guitar, flute, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, recorder, hammered dulcimer, bodhrán, even uilleann pipes...but the first time a concertina was put in my hands it was just instinctive to begin playing. Only anglo, mind; I've tried English and Duet since then but they didn't have the same spark for me.

[pipersgrip]

What I would suggest is having a bit of a play with each instrument that you are interested in; you may find that one 'speaks' to you more strongly than the others.

I've dabbled at piano, guitar, flute, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, recorder, hammered dulcimer, bodhrán, even uilleann pipes...but the first time a concertina was put in my hands it was just instinctive to begin playing. Only anglo, mind; I've tried English and Duet since then but they didn't have the same spark for me.

That is a good idea, but I have no idea where I can borrow instruments, and I sure can't afford all of them. I had fun playing the accordion once, but that was so confusing for me. I used to play the violin and saxophone back in middle school, but I forgot all of it since then. I actually really enjoyed the violin most back then. Hopefully it might come back to me.

[CHasR]

Thanks for all of the advice; those were some good considerations. But, I think I might choose the fiddle.

hello, hydrocortisone!

[dubhlinn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hppOzRGGe8

Not at his best...

Check out some of his many albums.

De man..absolutely.

Slan,
D.

[izzarina]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hppOzRGGe8

Not at his best...

Check out some of his many albums.

De man..absolutely.

Slan,
D.

Look at the ROSIN on his fiddle!! I get stressed when I have an overabundance on the strings, let alone on the fiddle itself.

Great stuff, as always, D

[cowtime]

Heck, I wouldn't care if I had rosin all over the dang thing if I could play such as that! On whatever instrument /