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robogone · Post by **robogone** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:57 pm

Tons of keyboard players and guitarists/bassists here for sure, but just wondered what else anyone plays?

Any really weird instruments?

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:01 pm

Melodica (badly)

JimmiG · Post by **JimmiG** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:03 pm

My only formal music training is drums. I took drum lessons for about 2 years in my early teens. Also took accordion lessons when I was very little, but that was just because my grandfather made my mother force me to take lessons.. I hated it

KBSoundSmith · Post by **KBSoundSmith** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:24 pm

Classical voice/opera (baritone) and piano, although grad school was composition.

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:41 pm

I used to play bass, banjo, mandolin and harmonica.

Ztar spoils me for or from all. though I occassionally think about picking up a uke.

I had this spell where I was obessed with stick player, and organ video's Then I happened across an accordian video and I was in awe of the possiblity of playing bass and chord with one hand while the other plays melody. Previously I'd already done a lot of experimentation with one hand playing one instrument/part and the other hand playing a second part. Which has been both fun and challenging.
I think I'm bitting off more then I can chew with trying to apply accordian methodology to the ztar. It can work and I've had some limited success but I think I'm just not looking for the right material. As well I always draw more attention to a part rather then the whole by practing them separately beforehand.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:02 pm

I play my wife's ass like a bongo drum. Does that count?

My primary axe is my synthesizer. If anyone says "that counts as a keyboard" I'll be deeply offended.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:04 pm

I've also been known to play anything that I can get a sound out of. I don't think I could claim to play anything "well" but I try.

sjm · Post by **sjm** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:23 pm

I used to play the trombone. Been a long time though...

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:20 am

I've been playing the drums since 1993 and I'm within an inch of getting my first electronic kit to finally take my drumming to the sequencer world.

I also took recorder lessons when I was a child but that's more a German educational staple I think.

KBSoundSmith · Post by **KBSoundSmith** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:30 am

justin3am wrote:I play my wife's ass like a bongo drum. Does that count?

Well, that's the end goal for many musicians anyway, so why not?

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:48 am

Bonteburg wrote:
I also took recorder lessons when I was a child but that's more a German educational staple I think.

+1

It used to be a standard thing in the UK, but it doesn't seem to be very popular these days. I think I have a descant and tenor somewhere in the house. Might dig them out if I ever get around to buying a decent microphone.

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:56 am

i play chopsticks , using actual chopsticks ...

Cordelia · Post by **Cordelia** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:17 am

Lap steel (just learning), mandolin, harmonica (got a new E natural minor I have yet to explore), ukulele (which I've been playing all afternoon- figuring out AC/DC's "Back In Black" and Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way"- two totally different totally crap totally great songs).

I play bass and keys but guitar is, was, my main instrument. I spend most of my time playing, but I'm not very good at any instrument.

Maybe I should take up chopsticks, too. Start a band with normal. It would be cool to have a normal bandmate for a change.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:46 am

robojam wrote:Tons of keyboard players and guitarists/bassists here for sure, but just wondered what else anyone plays?

Any really weird instruments?

looking at building a Kantele this spring, I just need it warm enough so I can do the finishing on my balcony..also a Psaltery...both I found kits for but there is no need for a kit for either...however there is a kit for a Bowed Psaltery I'm looking at because it would be cool to build a bow too

Hi Cordelia

I am also looking at a kit for a baritone uke...maybe next year

edit: btw, my grandson plays my dulcimer all the time...sort of

edit 2: btw Cordelia, chopsticks are used for tube amp repair silly

jethrobull · Post by **jethrobull** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:57 am

seismic1 wrote:
Bonteburg wrote: I play my wife's ass like a bongo drum. Does that count? HiHi
It used to be a standard thing in the UK, but it doesn't seem to be very popular these days. .

Other than keyboards, guitar or bass. So whadya play?