Barking Spiders Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) You might be into a bit of madrigals on the sly and are a dab hand at the lute or cittern. Maybe you took up the zither after seeing The Third Man. I took up bluegrass banjo and Dobro half a dozen years ago after watching The Transatlantic Sessions on BBC2. Now fancy having a go at the oud after listening to Speed Caravan. Maybe not to everyone's taste - they play a mix of modern Arabic, rock and electronica - but might appeal to Womad types. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmynqgnbJCo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmynqgnbJCo[/url] Edited December 8, 2016 by Barking Spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I used to play the Balalaika. It's been a long long time since I last picked one up so I don't know how competent I am on it anymore. I even made a solid electric version when I was at school back in 1978, partly as a trial run for making my electric guitar the following year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I still own a didgeridoo, though I haven't played it for a while. Never did the hang of the circular breathing, mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) I have been playing the nyckelharpa for almost a year and half now - it's a fabulous instrument and I regret not having discovered it several decades ago. I also play the D/G melodeon for morris (though I have taken a break from this for the past couple of months due to health issues). I also have a bit of a hankering for a kantele, but my sensible side tells me I have too many instruments already. Edited December 8, 2016 by Earbrass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 There is an 'Other Instruments' forum in the Gear Section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 yes but it doesn't get as many visitors as here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I play the harmonica on a few numbers with the band. Its not really unusual though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 [quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1481198297' post='3190399'] yes but it doesn't get as many visitors as here [/quote] I don't visit any forums, I use "View New Content" so anything new, shows up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Harmonium and Tubon. I'd love to learnt to play the sousaphone, but I can't find an affordable one :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) [i]Viola da gamba[/i], back in the seventies. Never learned it well, but could play some tunes. [i]Pipe organ[/i], my profession. I guess the pipe organ's getting more and more unusual, due to fewer churches, fewer concert venues with pipe organs, and the remaining churches investing in electronic alternatives to pipe organs. [i]Darbuka[/i], as in the larger Moroccan concert goblet drum for males. [i]Taarija[/i], a related, smaller procession goblet drum for females and children, and played differently. The darbuka has a head made of ray skin, whereas the taarija has goat skin and resonator ropes under its skin - much like a snare drum. I love both. I order to learn to play at all, I went to some djembe courses, even though the djembe traditionally is played differently to both. Edited December 8, 2016 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 [quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1481202620' post='3190465'] Harmonium and Tubon. I'd love to learnt to play the sousaphone, but I can't find an affordable one :-( [/quote] How much are they typically? I've told Mrs Knob to get me one if she's ever short of present ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I've got a Doudouk which I can never make sound liek anything except a dying cow. Turns out, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I got massively into Irish folk music going on twenty years ago, so I started learning a few things and still dabble with a couple of them. Five string banjo and the penny whistle I still love playing. I could never get the hang of the blues harp or the ocarina (I know it's not Irish, but I was intrigued after it was mentioned in a Robert Rankin novel). I wish I had kept up with the bodhran, but I worry too much about the amount of noise it makes. Actually I don't play any of the acoustic stuff nearly as much as I would like, simply because of the volume issue. One instrument I have always wanted to play is the glockenspiel or the xylophone, I loved playing them at school, but they're so bloomin' expensive. I've got a small bamboo one, but it's rubbish. I don't suppose any of them are particularly unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I play a big, heavy version of a guitar. It has fewer strings and those strings are thicker in diameter. They also give a deeper, fuller sound. I call it a "bass". It certainly gets funny looks when I get it out around "musicians". I don't care though because I love it and the sound it makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) Just went and had a look round the other instruments area - never noticed it before. Bugger, what a lot of tumbleweed! I own and play at varying levels of proficiency: Mandolin Mandola Mandouki (in between Octave Mandolin and Bouzouki) square neck dobro lap steel upright bass drums keyboards Ukulele Tenor ukulele Swanee whistle (no really!) Ocarina 5 string banjo (abut to be sold or traded for a Tenor Banjo) assorted acoustic and electric guitars including an alto and a baritone er think that covers it all. Oh! Forgot to add bass guitar and upright bass! Wish I could say I played them all well, but I am mostly a dabbler. I actually program brass parts fairly well but cant play much on any of the "blowing" instruments. And I was once badly frightened by an accordion ... Edited December 8, 2016 by ivansc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I used to play Chapman Stick & Pedal Steel Guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Timple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquipment Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I play an omnichord. They are becoming rare these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 There's apparently something called the "Sillybugger". Which I'm good at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Not me but hows this for a strange instrument? https://www.facebook.com/jamiedupuismusic/videos/1179709818783466/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 [quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1481230302' post='3190878'] I play an omnichord. They are becoming rare these days [/quote] Aren't they a bit like an autoharp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquipment Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1481233100' post='3190912'] Aren't they a bit like an autoharp? [/quote] Yes exactly but electronic Really good instrument and lovely sound - I've had some good evenings with this and a bottle of brandy 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 [quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1481233881' post='3190925'] Yes exactly but electronic Really good instrument and lovely sound - I've had some good evenings with this and a bottle of brandy [/quote] Hmm, looks interesting. There's a couple on EBay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Nice Speed Caravan link, thank you. I don't really play anything except bass. I keep buying stuff though... sooner or later something will stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I used to play the Fool, but the family and neighbors complained so much I gave it up. My wife used to play the Virginal but I told her to pack it in as at her age it no longer made sense. I player the Devils Advocate once, but I got punched for that performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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