The musical instrument thread

[Master slacker]

Piano when I was itty bitty.

Trombone when I was in middle school.

Picked up the banjo a few years ago, but couldn't keep it going as my interests were pulled toward mini MS1 and mini MS2.

 

[Supe]

Lindsey is very good but I'll take Samvel Yervinyan over her any day.

I liked LS before she tried to get too rock-ish with her albums.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

In the office I usually have Hilary Hahn or Itzhak Perlman playing on my noise-canceling headphones. People love to have conference calls on their cell phones IN the cubicles here, it's really awesome.

 

[Master slacker]

Taylor Davis > Lindsey Stirling

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

Taylor Davis > Lindsey Stirling

This.

 

[Ramnares P.E.]

Taylor Davis > Lindsey Stirling

I would also say Vanessa Mae > Lindsey Stirling

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Played Trumpet through middle & high school. Stopped my senior year due to time commitments with other things (aka my future wife). I'm pretty sure my parents still have my trumpet somewhere in the stacks of shit they have in storage. I'd really hate to see what condition it's in since it's been over 20 years since it's been used...

Mrs Dex played flute and piccolo for the same time frame. She also played piano for a while.

We bought a piano a few years ago with the intention of teaching mini-dex #2 but it ended up being another piece of furniture for junk to be stacked on top of. I think it ended up at my parents house when we moved.

MiniDex #1 is taking drum lessons and has an electric drum set in his room. He tried out for the school band but didn't make the cut (they could only take one for drums and the spot went to a kid 2 years older and much better).

Minidex #2 was taking guitar lessons for a while but her instructor was a flake and ended up "postponing" half of the lessons which never ended up happening. Disappointing because she really liked the lessons and the instructor. Currently trying to find another decent instructor for her.

I have always wanted to learn how to play bass guitar. I tried playing my daughter's 6-string, but couldn't quite get the hang of it.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

I have always wanted to learn how to play bass guitar. I tried playing my daughter's 6-string, but couldn't quite get the hang of it.

For someone who is not "naturally" musical, I was constantly discouraged for years because I wasn't "getting it." As an adult learner, it was 100% worth it to get private lessons from my local music school. Took a few months to find the right instructor, but once I did it was a sea change. I'm still rubbish, but I really enjoy it.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

Also, has anyone used Wittner fine tuners on violins? The stock pegs on my lower-end violin suck.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

I have a nice pernambuco bow waiting for me as a reward if I pass the dang PE.

 

[Road Guy]

I have zero musical ability -

My eldest kid plays percussion (drums) but did a ton of piano as a kid, apparently its a great learning tool to transition into percussion / drums.

Youngest son plays the French Horn in the HS Band - he was a trumpet player in middle school until he figured out the HS had 40+ trumpet players and 3 French horns / melaphone so he spent the summer before HS taking French horn lessons so he would be "higher up" in the HS band - he is a straight up "opportunist"

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

he is a straight up "opportunist"

Crafty little guy!

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

I think I'll get the Wittner geared tuners anyway. The stock pegs are just...really terrible.

 

[knight1fox3]

Youngest son plays the French Horn in the HS Band - he was a trumpet player in middle school until he figured out the HS had 40+ trumpet players and 3 French horns / melaphone so he spent the summer before HS taking French horn lessons so he would be "higher up" in the HS band - he is a straight up "opportunist"

Nice! I made the same instrument choice in HS as well due to relatively the same factor. I still have a French Horn in the basement with a lot of dust on it. LadyFox plays flute, piccolo, and piano in a local community band. 

 

[wilheldp_PE]

LadyFox plays flute. 

Skin or otherwise?

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

Has anyone ever used octave strings? They lower the pitch one octave. Sounds like a neat idea.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

I'm just wondering if the additional thickness will damage the nut or bridge.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

Jamming with coworkers at lunch today. So many closeted musicians at the office. Awesome.

 

[Master slacker]

Skin or otherwise?

Dude... he's married... 

 

[wilheldp_PE]

Dude... he's married... 

I didn't say she was playing *his* skin flute.