Semi OT Poll - How many instruments can you play?

chas · Post by **chas** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:10 am

fluent:

flute
whistle
dulcimer
humle

hack:

clarinet (used to be fluent)
trumpet
lever harp
bodhran

amar · Post by **amar** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:16 am

I'm surprised to see how many instruments you people can play. with me it's just the whistle. about 30 of em. haha.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:18 am

amar wrote:I'm surprised to see how many instruments you people can play. with me it's just the whistle. about 30 of em. haha.

Does that include a low E?

WilliamC · Post by **WilliamC** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:34 am

flute (silver & Irish)
recorder (soprano & alto)
whistle
quena
I got a set of South American zamponas, maltas size, about 3 months ago.

amar · Post by **amar** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:04 am

GaryKelly wrote:
amar wrote:I'm surprised to see how many instruments you people can play. with me it's just the whistle. about 30 of em. haha.
Does that include a low E?

tempting tempting...

Jeff Guevin · Post by **Jeff Guevin** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:09 am

Instruments I Play Badly (in increasing order of Badness):

Alto Sax
Piano
Whistle
Guitar
Viola
Ukelele
Clarinet
Trumpet

Instruments I Really Play (in order of, um, nothing I guess):

Upright Bass

Now I'm sad.

LeeMarsh · Post by **LeeMarsh** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:21 am

In order of comfort,

Guitar(s) - harmony and rhythm for over 35 years.
Flute - most improving because it most similar to my favorite instrument (see below).
whistle - improving.
Bodhran - improving, helps me focus on Irish rhythms.
Piano - dormant but used to be able to sight read okay.

My favorite instrument needs some repair: voice. Since moving down to the coast there is something that is in the air that crusts over my vocal cords. Moving back to the mountains would work, except for the economics. Spending a month in the mountains (on business) restored about 80 percent of my range, a couple of years ago. Unfortunately I don't know of any where that I can buy a replacement or upgrade for this instrument; so I'm looking forward to moving back to the mountains in a decade or so; maybe earlier if I can get my company to transfer me to a suitable contract.

franfriel · Post by **franfriel** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:50 am

bassoon
sax
piano

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:13 am

Fiddle.
Mandoline.
Guitar.
Blues Harp.
Whistle.

The Fiddle is my stongest in terms of ability but the Whistle (Generation F usually) is my favourite. Go figure!

Like most String players,I can get by on Banjo and Bouzuki but cannot get a grip on Keyboards at all,at all.

Slan,
D.

stefpat · Post by **stefpat** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:19 am

Whistle and harmonica

jen f · Post by **jen f** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:22 am

Piano and whistle.

Gosh, I need another instrument!

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:52 am

Only two if recognizability of the tune is thr criteria (some would say none):

Whistle
Mountain Dulcimer

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:08 am

I used to try and keep guitar, bass, flute, and whistle going at the same time. Whichever I was playing, I would feel guilty about the others! I was noodling with them all and mastering none. I took a hard look at which made me happiest. The whistle won! I've traded my flutes for whistles, cased up my bass and guitars, pushed them under my bed and have made more progress than ever with the whistle. I can easily travel around with a whistle, don't need an amp, can buy lots of whistles for cheap in comparison to my last acoustic guitar, have a decent size and quickly growing trad song list memorized, and feel no guilt about not devoting enough time to the others!

Ro3b · Post by **Ro3b** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:39 am

Instuments I currently play:

Irish flute
Whistle
Acoustic steel-string guitar (DADGAD, DADGBD, and standard)
Bouzouki
Mandolin
C#/D accordion (also B/C, but I'm in hiatus from that tuning while I learn C#/D)

Instruments I could still find my way around on:

Recorder
Bodhran
Harmonica
Electric guitar
Bass guitar

Instruments I can't play anymore...

Trombone (played for years, still know how to play, but chops all gone)
Classical guitar (ditto)
Piano
Quint-tuned accordion (G/C, D/G, etc.)
English concertina
Bombarde

Like Robert Heinlein said, specialization is for insects.

dreamerlass · Post by **dreamerlass** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:47 am

Played well:

Whistle
Recorder

Can play a few tunes, almost recognisably:

Violin
Piano

Am learning, can play one tune, sometimes:

GHB chanter

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Semi OT Poll - How many instruments can you play?

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