outlawmws
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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: :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
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: :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