The Official 'What Instrument do you play?' Thread

[Flacolaco]

Now I realize that the musician community and the hard core Sports nut community rarely intersect, but as one of those people myself I thought I'd throw this out there and watch it become the greatest failed bit in history.

(I'm really trying to out all the ex-high school band nerds.... )

As for me....

Guitar
Bass
enough Piano to list it here....sort of.... I suck at reading.
(Mandolin, and Ukulele...but those don't really count)

[FINtastic]

The kazoo.

[bernardos70]

I play the guitar....... not that great at it, but I have fun. I stick to easy songs. I really like the bass, and there's a good chance I might pick one up, but I'll probably be picking up an acoustic before that.

[jthig32]

1 year of Saxaphone lessons....annnnd that's it.

So Flac is the rare mix of computer/sports/music nerd. Don't see that too often.

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by jthig32

1 year of Saxaphone lessons....annnnd that's it.

So Flac is the rare mix of computer/sports/music nerd. Don't see that too often.

I'm a renaissance nerd.

[dirno2000]

I play a litte guitar.

[irontoad]

Mainly piano/keyboard, although I used to play guitar and bass fairly decently... I've also got a collection of instruments that I've tried to play at one point in time, but gave up on... harp, dulcimer, ukelin, clarinet and mandolin...

Do you write any music, Flaco?

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by irontoad

Mainly piano, although I used to play guitar and bass fairly decently... I've also got a collection of instruments that I've tried to play at one point in time, but gave up on... harp, dulcimer, ukelin, clarinet and mandolin...

So...like....you have a harp sitting around your house?

My wife tried to teach me how to play some notes on her Clarinet.... didn't work out too well.

[ames7]

I used to play piano...when my brother & I stopped taking lessons, my mom sold our piano. I still kinda miss it actually.

(I'm really trying to out all the ex-high school band nerds.... )

Hey! That's me! Well, sort of. I played flute in junior high & in one year of marching band in high school. Marching band in Texas is no fun. Practice after school, in the hundred-degree heat sometimes... Also, I kinda sucked at flute, let's be real. And when we marched, I really sucked, so I didn't play when we were doing the formations, only when we were standing still.

[irontoad]

Originally Posted by Flacolaco

So...like....you have a harp sitting around your house?

My wife tried to teach me how to play some notes on her Clarinet.... didn't work out too well.

It's not a full-sizer, it's about 1/3 the size of a typical one...

[u2sarajevo]

Where is Psychedelic Fuzz when you need him?

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by irontoad

Do you write any music, Flaco?

I used to. If you could call it that. I had a band in high school/early college where we wrote some original hard rock kind of stuff. A few memorable guitar riffs here and there, nothing very good. Listening back to the recordings, it's quite bad.

I'll write something and record it every now and then for my wife, just me and the acoustic, but not very often. I wish I had more time, but between work and marriage and sports and the band I'm in now (cover band), life destroys creativity.

[Smiles]

"I play the voice". Actually, I used to sing in choir and solos at church, but about half-way through college I really lost my capacity and range. I don't really know how that happened.

Played around w/the guitar, and took a semester of piano, in college.

Current: Didgeridoo - I don't even practice it, but it looks cool (hand painted).

If I ever quit this day-job I'll do all the fun things I dream of.

[u2sarajevo]

Speaking of playing instruments.... both of my daughters started Piano lessons this year. Last night was their first recital. Both did an awesome job. My youngest daughter played "Baa Baa Black Sheep" which sounds really easy but you need to know that she reworked(I guess you call it rewriting.... not sure) the ending so for her age and little bit of experience was a big deal.

[capitalcity]

Xerxes told me Sike plays the skin flute.

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by capitalcity

Xerxes told me Sike plays the skin flute.

Well we managed 14 posts without a gay joke. I guess that's not bad

[capitalcity]

You're welcome.

[TripleDipping]

I play the guitar, bass, drums, and a little piano/keyboard. What I'm good at is bass. I played bass for a couple of bands when I was living in Fort Worth. Did some gigs around the Metroplex and had tons of fun. Those were my "rock star" years... yeah.

[left texas]

Guitar want to listen:http://markmarsha.homestead.com/guitar.html

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by u2sarajevo

Speaking of playing instruments.... both of my daughters started Piano lessons this year. Last night was their first recital. Both did an awesome job. My youngest daughter played "Baa Baa Black Sheep" which sounds really easy but you need to know that she reworked(I guess you call it rewriting.... not sure) the ending so for her age and little bit of experience was a big deal.

That's awesome u2. I wish I had started with music when I was younger. It wasn't until I was 16 that randomly decided I wanted to play guitar.

I look forward to pushing music on my own kid some day Seriously, I worry about that....I see the parents who make the kids practice practice practice, and then the kids don't like it. How do you make sure they stick with it and still enjoy it?

[u2sarajevo]

thumbs up left texas....

[u2sarajevo]

Originally Posted by Flacolaco

How do you make sure they stick with it and still enjoy it?

So far both daughters have been self motivated (mostly). The instructor is a dynamic personality so I am convinced that is the biggest reason. We don't have a Piano yet (about to move so we are waiting until we get in the new house for obvious reasons). We bought a keyboard and that thing is on from the time I get home until it's book time (which precedes bed time). I think I'm going to have to invest in another keyboard if we don't get our house sold quickly enough.

[mkat]

guitar, bass, piano.

i'd love to take up saxaphone and trumpet, but i think i may be too old at this point.

[Male30Dan]

I used to play a mean recorder back in middle school!

[Flacolaco]

I can also play the thimbles, the triangle, the wood block, the maracas, the kazoo, the shaker, the cowbell, the tamborine, the gong......

[chumdawg]

That's good to hear, flaco. Because, you know, we can always use more cowbell.

[jleefilled]

Cello, a little Piano...

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by chumdawg

That's good to hear, flaco. Because, you know, we can always use more cowbell.

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by jleefilled

Cello, a little Piano...

That awesome. I would love to learn the Cello. It is a really really beautiful instrument. Kind of expensive though.

[jleefilled]

Originally Posted by Flacolaco

That awesome. I would love to learn the Cello. It is a really really beautiful instrument. Kind of expensive though.

Yeah, I like it, but if I had a do-over on what string instrument I'd learn, I'd learn the viola. I appreciate the viola's sad sound.

About the price of the cello, yeah, I feel sorry for my parents I didn't turn out to be Yo-Yo Ma.

[Murphy3]

..
Trumpet
Susaphone
Baritone
French Horn.

[Male30Dan]

Originally Posted by Murphy3

..
Trumpet
Susaphone
Baritone
French Horn.

You must think he is pretty sexy huh:



I am suprised flute didn't make the list band geek!

[Flacolaco]

The non-musician feels so threatened....

[fluid.forty.one]

I used to be nationally good on the fiddle

[Dirkadirkastan]

Originally Posted by FINtastic

The kazoo.

Stole my line you did.

Actually I played piano back in the day.

[dalmations202]

Let's see, I have the DVD, MP3's and CD player down. Pretty good with tape and 8 tracks. Vinal , I can still work with 33's,45's, and even some 78's I can play. FM I have down pretty good, but I am a little weak on the AM.

Other than this, I played various instruments eons ago, but don't claim to play any of them anymore.

[Male30Dan]

Originally Posted by Flacolaco

The non-musician feels so threatened....

I am the farthest thing from a "non-musician!" A recorder is basically a clarinet without the bells and whistles!

[Dirkadirkastan]

Dan is tone deaf and color blind and everyone knows it.

[dalmations202]

Originally Posted by Male23Dan

I am the farthest thing from a "non-musician!" A recorder is basically a clarinet without the bells and whistles!

Cool, I know what a recorder is, I have 3 children who played them when they were in the 3rd grade. They are a whistle, clarinet, flute combination.

[Male30Dan]

Originally Posted by dalmations202

Vinal, I can still work with 33's,45's, and even some 78's I can play.

Where do you get your vinal these days?