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Post by philw on Jun 17, 2013 18:33:22 GMT
This could be a duff thread here because of you multi talented so and so's BUT what instrument don't you play but would fancy learning? Personally i need to get started with my ukelele i have sitting here, but i would also like to learn banjo and mandolin at some point. I really like the sound of all the above and like the fact they are very portable. I also enjoy listening to the above too. Maybe i want to learn too much and set my aspirations too high i don't know as i am kinda late in learning instruments at my age, as i don't want to be 'ok' on what i learn to play i want to be 'very good'
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Post by leoroberts on Jun 17, 2013 19:04:39 GMT
I dabble in lots of instruments, and wish I was more accomplished on all of them, but I'd really like to be able to play golf
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Post by keithambridge on Jun 17, 2013 19:52:23 GMT
Piano without a doubt!
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Post by ararat66 on Jun 17, 2013 19:58:08 GMT
Flute, Kemanche (Persian spike fiddle also similar to Pontic Lyra) and or Lyra, and Laouto.
Google and youtube it :-) there is no way I will be starting any of these any time soon I hasten to add although the Laouto would be most familiar.
Leon
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2013 20:03:52 GMT
I'd love to play a proper Double bass- why is it, the players I've seen live always make it look so easy, but they are absolute buggers to play! Always loved the sound of the double bass ever since hearing the opening of Mahlers 2nd symphony for the very first time,
Robbie
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Post by philw on Jun 17, 2013 20:13:48 GMT
Maybe we could start a group up called the wannabee's with our vast array of instruments - and have Leo at the back dressed in his golfing gear playing the triangle To the mandolin players - i do fancy one in the near.future, prob before banjo? Is it a real bugger to get your head round though ( no wise cracks Leo ) i might even try teach myself pretty might try lessons as my guitar teacher does teach this aswell i believe.
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Jun 17, 2013 22:58:22 GMT
I'd love to be able to play Uilleann pipes or smallpipes or something like that. To the mandolin players - i do fancy one in the near.future, prob before banjo? Is it a real bugger to get your head round though ( no wise cracks Leo ) i might even try teach myself pretty might try lessons as my guitar teacher does teach this aswell i believe. Haven't been playing mandolin long, and sort of gravitated to it from octave mandolin and tenor banjo. For me the tuning (GDAE) on all these instruments for some reason helped me make a bit more sense of how music "works" - so I think probably no problem getting your head round it! I think it is interesting though how apparently similar fretted instruments still require a fair amount of effort to develop technique - it's tempting to assume that say because you can flatpick on guitar fairly well, you can transfer the technique to tenor banjo or mandolin - in fact there is still quite a bit to learn. cheers
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Post by davewhite on Jun 18, 2013 6:44:42 GMT
Uilleann pipes and Hurdy Gurdy - the reedy sound and drones are so evocative.
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Post by jonnymosco on Jun 18, 2013 7:27:03 GMT
Piano for me too.
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Post by philw on Jun 18, 2013 7:30:20 GMT
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Post by leoroberts on Jun 18, 2013 7:36:38 GMT
Maybe we could start a group up called the wannabee's with our vast array of instruments - and have Leo at the back dressed in his golfing gear playing the triangle nah... percussion is beyond me
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Post by ocarolan on Jun 18, 2013 7:53:21 GMT
Cello. Sublime sounding versatile instrument that can find a place in many different types of music. Some years ago I did borrow one for a few weeks and could busk simple tunes with some fairly eye-watering intonation. A friend of a friend, who actually could play the cello offered to give me some basics, so I agreed. She spent about half an hour pointing out everything that was wrong with my playing postion, ie everything. She was horrified when I played my rough and ready version of Ashokan Farewell. I tried again in the posision she would have me play, but it was so uncomfortable I couldn't even manage a poor effort at playing anything. Fortunately the friend from whom I borrwed the cello needed it back very shortly after that...... Keith
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Post by scorpiodog on Jun 18, 2013 9:32:22 GMT
To the mandolin players - i do fancy one in the near.future, prob before banjo? Is it a real bugger to get your head round though Depends what you want to play, but for simple strummage, it's possible to play lots of chords straight off by thinking about the mandolin fretboard as an upside down guitar (just the four bass strings, of course). Finger placement seems quite natural then. But I'm a crap mandolin player, as you'll find out when it's my turn for Dave White's travelling mando in a few weeks time. To answer your original question, I'd love to be able to play a piano, but I have enough problems with guitar.
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Post by Wild Violet on Jun 18, 2013 12:43:24 GMT
Banjo
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Post by scripsit on Jun 18, 2013 13:06:26 GMT
Sarod. Still remember the first time I heard Ali Akbar Khan.
Kym
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