Age Question....

Silvano · Post by **Silvano** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:02 am

tenor drum, 10y

whistle, 45y

Silvano

chrisoff · Post by **chrisoff** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:14 am

to add to my earlier post:

I picked up the whistle when I was 25 and the keyboard when I turned 26. I'm still utterly rubbish at both.

dwinterfield · Post by **dwinterfield** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:44 am

Guitar - 16/17 yrs old
Pedal Steel Guitar - 25 yrs. old
Piano - 43 yrs. old
Whistle - 55 yrs. old
Flute - Not yet really but I've had a good for a couple of yrs. - soon\
Concertina - 57 yrs. old

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:09 am

I was around 12 when I started clarinet, 18 for whistle and flute, 20 for dulcimer, and 22 for recorder.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:02 am

I'm an underdeveloped prodigy at everything I touch...

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:38 am

There's no fool like an old fool, like an old fool on the whistle...

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:11 am

Picked up a whistle at 19
Piano accordion at 21
Bodhran at 22
Concertina at 24

I play the drums too but I don't have a passion for it as with Irish music; I play for my church because they need a drummer but I don't own a set and probably wouldn't play if I didn't do it there... it is fun though.
Also, I see an Irish flute in my near future.

jkwest · Post by **jkwest** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:11 am

Tyler Morris wrote:I'm an underdeveloped prodigy at everything I touch...

here!! here!!

I picked up a harmonica at 25, put it down two days later...

Bought my first tin whistle at 28..two years later, I now have about 10..still trying to figure out how to make some kind of sound come out of it...

seisflutes · Post by **seisflutes** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:07 am

My current favorite instruments:
Flute and whistle at age 14
Uilleann pipes at 16
Fiddle at 18

By the way, I've just turned 20. If I could afford it, it would be time to start another instrument! I've been leaning toward tenor banjo....

I played r*c*rd*r and guitar for a while between the ages of 12 and 15ish, but they weren't my favorites, so I gave them up.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:15 am

jkwest wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:I'm an underdeveloped prodigy at everything I touch...
here!! here!!

I picked up a harmonica at 25, put it down two days later...

Bought my first tin whistle at 28..two years later, I now have about 10..still trying to figure out how to make some kind of sound come out of it...

For my part, I've picked up on several instruments over the years (piano, guitar, drums, bass, harmonica, NA flute, tinwhstle, trumpet and a few others) but, other than the piano, I've never gotten more than competant at any of them.
The jack-of-all-trades curse, I suppose; you can do several things fairly well, but not one of them are you very good at...sigh, the story of my life.

Tekcirc · Post by **Tekcirc** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:55 am

Piano-7
French Horn-10
Whistle-17

I picked up other instuments too, but just to mess around with.

Nathan

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:38 pm

piano-7 yrs old- It's still my favorite and primary instrument- I'm now
trying to convince myself to go into debt for a
grand that will cost more than any sane person would
consider.
various stringed things like guitar, mandolin, etc. but don't do much on them- started in my teens

clarinet/oboe- 13 yrs old

whistle - somewhere in my 20s- but slightly seriously about 47

church organ- 43

GHBs- 30yrs old
shuttlepipes- 40s
scottish tenor drum- 44yrs

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:44 pm

classical guitar: 6-7 years old
piano: since I'm 7 years old
rec***er and whistle: since I'm 16
various bagpipes/flute: since I'm 18
dadgad guitar: two days ago

I now play flute and more or less exclusively, guitar to be learned so that I can back up myself...

jen f · Post by **jen f** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:53 pm

Piano -- age 6
Whistle -- age 27
Flute -- about 3 weeks ago (age 31)
Fiddle -- still to be determined!

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:07 pm

Electric organ at 11, flute at 12, saxaphone at 14, guitar at 21, whistle at 22, bass fiddle at 22, 5 string banjo (frailing) at 24... I am now 53 3/4. You'd think I might have learned to actually practice a bit earlier.