What musical instruments do you have in the house?

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What musical instruments do you have in the house?

I think this is a unique thread for this forum; variants have been done in lots of the other forums…

Other than my two girls and their flute playing, we’re not terribly musically inclined, but are very interested, and play AT various instruments without formal instruction, beyond the girls and school band (Both got good enough to solo at least once each). I’ve dabbled informally at the guitar, harmonica, mandolin, and am starting on my most recent acquisition, a 5 string Kay open back banjo, none with formal instruction.

SWMBO has some informal guitar playing behind her, many years ago, and both girls dabble informally on the piano, and are pretty good on it all things considered. (I know a couple of strings of notes on the piano, but that’s it.). My son shows the least interest, he has a harmonica that he fiddled with a bit.

I’ve become even more interested in somewhat odd instruments after recently seeing the Decembrists, Primus and a really wild Gypsy punk group called Gogol Bordello that opened for Primus. All three groups used instruments not ordinarily used for rock (Primus was closest to standard rock, but the base player is the lead musician, and played the various basses he used more like a lead guitarist.). The Decembrists in particular kept changing instruments, accordion, violin, mandolin, lute, banjo, the list is long. Gogol Bordello even was using a couple of washboards for percussion effects!

In any case, we have acquired quite a collection over the years, and have arranged many of them on display around our piano. With thirty six instruments and counting, there is enough here to have a session, if enough people that could actually play were in the house at one time. :guitar: :rockon: :banana: :sing: It got me to wondering how many other people have instruments, whether they can play or not, and how many and of what kinds.

To start things off, here is my list with a little info if known:

Yamaha Acoustic guitar - steel string - 73
Yamaha Acoustic guitar - nylon string - 60's?
Granada Acoustic guitar - Steel string - 76
Fender Squire Acoustic guitar - steel string - 2004
Kay 5 string banjo, open back 50's?
Samick Mandolin, 2023 Greg Bennett design ~2000?
New York Pro Mandolin (China) 2003
Bulgetta Banjolin, closed back (English) Old!
Mountain Dulcimer
Hosco Ukulele
Zither - Old
Artley Flute
Vito Flute
Chanter (Bagpipe practice Chanter) 2004 x2 (My daughter and I both bought one)
Reed Flute, Mexico
Hohner Marine band harp (harmonica) C 1960's – My dads
Hohner Marine band harp (harmonica) G 1960's – My dads
Hohner Echo harp 55/80 M2 (harmonica) C/G
Hohner Echo harp 57/120 M2 (harmonica) C/G
Hohner Little Lady harp (harmonica) 4 holes, 8 reeds… 2003
Hohner Marine band harp (harmonica) C 2003
Blues band harp (harmonica) C 2004
Ocarinas (Both girls have one)
Recorder - Wood
Mouth Harp (Jew's Harp)
Kazoo
Spin hand Drum
Hand Drum 2002, (Ceramic and rawhide, looks African, bought at the renaissance faire, Djembe?)
Tambourine
Bongos
mbira. (African, also known as Likembe, Mbila, Board Piano, Thumb Piano, Mbira Huru, Mbira Njari, Mbira Nyunga Nyunga, Karimba or Kalimba)
Wurlitzer Accordion,
Wurlitzer Upright Piano
Rainstick
 

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Grainger49 said:
Keyboard, classical guitar, Celtic harp, 2 flutes, pan pipes, ocarina, rain stick & a kalimba.


I forgot our rainstick, and the girls ocarinas!

What is a Kalimba?
 
I love music.
I have a friend cross the street.
Build a fire that you can see for 10 miles away,grab a few cold ones.start jammin.let me tell you we are not very good.
Myself
vox phantom vi same as the beatles used.( elec. 6 )
a late 50's early 60's lafyett. ( elec.6 )
.( try looking that up on google ...nothing not even a pic. )
I just gave them to an old friends son. not delivered yet,old and original.
I kept and love my fender gemeni 3.
old and artic white.
a keeper.
Do not let your kids grow up and not be able to play something.
sounds like you are doing awsome.
i almost wish you had a young one for each inst you have
man you would have to go no where
i envy you.
 
My wife might disagree, but compared with you guys, I'm practically musical-instrument deprived.

1 - JB-Player Acoustic (El-Cheapo that I've fine tuned as much as it will fine tune)
2 - '86 Fender Prodigy (Strat mutation with a Kahler trem and a Humbucker in the bridge position)
3 - '67 Gibson SG (stock & ragged out as can be)
4 - King Cornet (played in high school, don't have the heart to part with it)
5 - Hohner Blues Harp (Key of E)
6 - Peavey Delta Blues Amp (tricked out with JJTesla tubes, a mod I would suggest to anyone with a Peavey tube amp still sporting the OEM Sovteks)
 
Beneath this roof resides the following, a few which are utilized every day and others periodically as the situation merits...

1966 Fender Jazz Bass
1969 Gibson EB-2 DC Bass (double pickup, cherry finish)
1969 EKO 6-string acoustic with factory pickup (Italian)
1970 EKO 12-string acoustic (Italian)
2001 Fender American Jazz V Bass (5 string normal plus a high C)
2003 Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass (Japan - soon to be fretless)
2003 Fender American Strat (black w/ rosewood neck - the "house" electric for visitors.)

wooden soprano and alto recorders
various ocarinas, kazoos, slide whistles
12" tuned Caribbean steel drum
Kalimba (African thumb piano)

plus tons of stuff out in the garage that can be clanked and whacked together to keep a beat. (various size open end wrenches can be quite musical...) :D
 
1994 Boston (Kawai) GP-193 baby grand piano
1989 Ensoniq EPS Sampler Keyboard

I had a couple of cheapo Kona acoustic guitars a few years back.
 
All guitars:guitar:

1993 Les Paul Standard w/Duncans
1993 Paul Reed Smith EG-3 w/Fralins
1987 Kramer American Pacer Custom I w/Duncans
'50s Fender Stringmaster Deluxe 6
1997 Martin D-1R (not pictured)

Amps:

Mesa Simulclass 2:90 Power Amp
Mesa/Boogie Quad Preamp
Marshall 1960AV cab
Epiphone Valve Junior stack (not pictured)

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2002 Martin D-15
2003 Epiphone Les Paul Special
And various key's of Honer Marine Bands... mainly play in G.
 

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Bach Stradivarius trumpet: B flat.
Bach Stradivarius trumpet: C.
Getzen Eterna 700 trumpet: B flat.
Quesnon trumpet: B flat.
Yamaha FG-750s acoustic steel string guitar.
Classic guitar, model unknown.
Small electric keyboard.
Hohner "Preciosa" harmonica: G.
Hohner "Marine Band No. 1896" harmonica: C.
 
I have a Fender Strat. It is the only one I have ever seen that was totally black including keys, neck, fret board body, switch and controls,pickgaurd, pickups and bridge. I play it throu a Fender Concert 65 head and EV Cabinet with 2 twelves. I also have a Washburn D-10 Acoustic and a Lap steel slide guitar.
 
Outlaw, I'm like you, I play AT a lot of axes without being good enough for public performance :D . That said, I have performed publicly on MOST of these at one time or another:

(These first two I can actually play well)
Aria Hollow-body bass
Several Trombones (including an ancient "Olds Recording" that is my favorite)
Tenor Sax
Akai full-size balanced and weighted keyboard, digitally sampled piano rack module
Couple of Accordions
Ukulele (my currently most played)
Violin
Digeridoo (bamboo version)
several kazoos (great with the ukulele!)
A few harmonicas
penny whistle
fife
trumpet
bugle
lots of hand percussion (drums, tambourine, rainstick, maraca, finger cymbals)

:scratch2: I know I'm forgetting something...
 
My Music Instruments

:D
Well, I'm glad someone started this thread. I have way too many to actually list them all. So here is some of them. I've been playing for nearly 30 years. I also play multiple instruments. Here goes:

74 Gibson Les Paul Recording Model (Low/Hi Impedance Pickups, etc) My Favorite versatile one!
70's Univox Les Paul Black Beauty Copy (Almost too good of a copy)
78 Gretsch Super Axe (awesome)
70's Gretsch Country Gentleman (smooth)
Early 80's Fender Telecaster Deluxe
80's Cheapo Yamaha (actually plays & sounds pretty good)
90's Ovation Acoustic Electric
2003 Ibanez Acoustic Electric
60's? Gibson Dove Acoustic
50's Gibson Archtop Acoustic
80's Washburn 12 string Acoustic
60's or 70's Aria Acoustic (dove copy)
60's Fender Music Man Bass
90's Epiphone Bass
60's/70's Fender Precision Bass

61 Gibson Maestro Viscount GA-16VT Tube Amp (14 watts/10 inch Jensen-12ax7's & 6V6 tubes) - This is my favorite
66 Gretsch 6162 Tube Amp (18 watts/two 10 inch and a 3 inch tweeter-12ax7's & 6379 tubes)
Late 70's Crate CR-II amp (real wood/looks like a shipping crate-65 watts/Celestion 12 inch)
Early 90's Fender Princeton 112 Plus (65 watts/12inch)
Early 90's Fender Princeton Chorus (about 30 watts/two 10 inch)

12 piece vintage Pearl Drumset with Zildjian Cymbals
6 piece Roland V-Tour Electronic Drums
Various Percussion Instruments

Two Mackie 1604 - 16 Channel Mixers with XLR10 Expansion
1 Yamaha 24 Channel Mixer
2 Older Sonic Maximizers (422A & 462)
2 Alesis MEQ-230 Equalizers - 30 bands per side
2 DOD 431 series II 30 band mono EQs
2 Phonic PCL3200 Stereo Compressors
2 ART FXR Digital Effects Processors
1 Yamaha P2700 - 1,000 watt power amp
4 Carvin DCM2500 - 2,500 watt power amps
2 Older Crown power amps (can't remember model, around 500 watts each)
2 Echo Layla 24bit/96khz Digital Rack Mount Recorders (8 in / 8 out) - Using AMD Athlon 64 bit 3.4 GHZ computer with 1 GB RAM, 300 GB HD, 256 MB Video, etc
Cakewalk Sonar 6 Producer & Sound Forge 8 Software

4 Yamaha Speakers (two 12 inch and two 15 inch with horns)
4 JBL Speakers (can't remember models on these either; two 15's in each with horns)
4 Carvin 18 inch Subwoofer Cabinets
Mostly all JBL Monitors (8 total)
Shure SM57 and SM58 Microphones

Lots of other stuff but I'm getting tired of typing and would have to go into my studio/building in backyard to see what else I'm leaving out. :smoke:
 
I have been a drummer since grade school, my wife wants to learn piano and guitar, and we are trying to develope our sons, Adam, musical talents so:
Casio CTK 496 Keyboard for Adam and mommy
Used upright piano coming, as soon as I find a good one on Craigs List
A couple of off brand acoustic guitars for Adam and mommy, better ones coming as mommy gets better
asst Kaoroke machines and mics
Daddys Gretsch drums and Zildjian cymbals (Adam shares them :)
Lots of percussion: bongos, tamborines, shakers, eggs,chimes, etc
Philippines wood flute
 

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I've also been a musician for a lot of years. I used to gig professionally, and now in the family years, it's hard to justify all the gear. It's just all so fun! Here's a partial list. I've actually pared down over the years.

1976 Fender Strat
1968 Guild CE-100DP
1959 Guild T-100DP
1990 Charvel Surcaster Bass
1964 Hofner Club Bass
1988 Seagull S6
1990s Greg Bennett Royale Bass
1940s Vega Arthur Godfrey Baritone Ukelele
1940s Swedish Bjärton Upright Bass
1970s Optigan
1960s Roland SH-3 synthesizer
No name classical guitar

1965 Ampeg B-18X Portaflex
1965 Gibson Falcon GA-19RVT
1965 Epiphone Mighty Mite EA-22-RVT
1977 Fender Deluxe Reverb
1990s Mesa Boogie DC-5
1990s Peavey Solo

A host of percussion toys, including claves, conga, bongos, tumba, wood blocks, guiros, maracas, ocarinas, harmonica, various shakers and world instruments

A bunch of vintage outboard gear and effects and various digital foo, i.e., drum machines, mixers, mics, blah blah blah, oh yeah and a Baldwin Acrosonic piano

The ones that got away -- lived overseas for a period and sold off a bunch of cool stuff, including a Ludwig Black Beauty snare, a sitar, a 1920s Slingerland Maybell tenor banjo, a bouzouki, a mandolin, a Leslie cabinet, etc.

Good god! When you write a list, it sure looks like more.:eek:
 
My Guitars:
1980's Japanese Squire Strat
1989 Peavey Reactor
1980's Peavey Reactor AX
1984 Peavey Milestone
1980's Peavey Ecoustic
Nylon string from Ecuador.
My Amps:
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Crate GX15R

I also have a Realistic keyboard that I mainly use as a metronome when I practice scales and such.
 
Nothing past a police/safety whistle or maybe a kazoo but I would have no idea where.

BUT I do play a mean Stereo!
 
1 Fender Precision electric bass (me), 1 Yamaha electric keyboard (wife), and 1 electric bass and 1 electric-acoustic guitar (son).
 
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