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Off-Topic => Off-Topic: Talk about anything you want. => Topic started by: Sluff on March 02, 2007, 05:56:24 AM
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I play around with a Fender Stratocaster Custom guitar and a Fender deville amp.
I am not a good player but I'm trying to learn. I love music.
Anyone else have an interest in musical instruments?
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Piano! :thumbup; I took lessons from the ages of 3 to 21, and when I first got out of school in 1967 and came to DC, I had a second job playing at the piano bar at The Black Olive Restaurant in Georgetown. It's now "Nathan's", and is a high-class social/political place to meet and greet, but in the old days, it was just a wonderful place for everyone to dress up and have a great night out! :)
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I would be like the Jonas Brothers with an electric guitar. :thumbup;
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Sluff
See my post in Off Topic; Hobbies and Stuff
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Way back in the day, I tried to play guitar. I could play some power cords and the intro to a few GnR songs but that was about it. Today, I am still a huge fan of music. I love what the power of a song can do for you. I have been listening to a lot of Talking Heads lately. This is such a "Wild Wild Life"! Music has always helped me, by either lifting my spirits during tough times, getting aggression out when I've been angry, or just accenting my joy when "Feeling Alright". (Joe Cocker) I believe it to be the number one medicine you can get without a perscription.
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Can't play for beans! I took piano in college, just for fun. I wasn't very successful at learning to read music, although I could play by ear pretty well. I got an A in the class, but the teacher graded on effort and attendance, not results!
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Sluff
See my post in Off Topic; Hobbies and Stuff
Ken that is where the inspiration came from to start this thread. Thank you
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I used to play classical guitar, but it was lost in a fire. I've thought a few times about buying a new one, but I'd have to start all over learning again. The dogs would probably howl and the cats would run for cover.
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I used to play classical guitar, but it was lost in a fire. I've thought a few times about buying a new one, but I'd have to start all over learning again. The dogs would probably howl and the cats would run for cover.
I have an older acoustic that I had George Jones sign, I'll cherish that forever and I hope I don't ever lose that.
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I used to play classical guitar, but it was lost in a fire. I've thought a few times about buying a new one, but I'd have to start all over learning again. The dogs would probably howl and the cats would run for cover.
I tried learning classical guitar but couldn't break the bad habits of playing rock guitar, you know, thumb stuck up next to the fingerboard instead of at the back of the guitar neck. Besides that I could never grow my nails long enough on my right hand without breaking them.
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In school i played the flute for a couple of years, wouldnt know how to do it anymore that is for sure, i would love to learn to play the piano though :2thumbsup;
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Edit: :-[ oops, I DID read the rules before posting, but I guess I got caught out at the fact that all I did was scan them a bit quickly. My bad!
Have always wanted to play guitar, and despite some lessons at age 15, I was never able to. My hands and fingers are really small, for a start. But my favourite music is metal and rock, so guitar would be great.
I, do, however, play the organ. I have a big old one, the same as this:
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I used to play guitar and flaute, mainly some classical music. I still play it once in a while, it transports me to other world, I really enjoy it..
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music has always been a major element in my life. i was playing drums at 15, and couldn't wait to quit school to go pro. i played for a living for over 35 years. i still play hand drums, and guitar has always been a 'hobby' of mine, too.
now, my main passion is the djembe, but i also have a doumbek and bongos.
i also make some noise on the harmonica and kalimba, too.
music is the heart of my life.
love
~LL~
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my main passion is the djembe, but i also have a doumbek and bongos.
i also make some noise on the harmonica and kalimba, too.
You are quite the all-rounder, LL! But tell me, what are the djembe, doumbek and kalimba?
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my main passion is the djembe, but i also have a doumbek and bongos.
i also make some noise on the harmonica and kalimba, too.
You are quite the all-rounder, LL! But tell me, what are the djembe, doumbek and kalimba?
a djembe is an african-style drum, played with the hands.(i have two of them.)
a doumbek is a smaller drum that is used in belly dance. mine is a turkish design, also known as 'darbuka'.
a kalimba is the little cousin to the marimba, out of africa also, and is plucked with the thumbs. it is held like a book, sort of, and has metal reeds for the notes. it's also called the 'thumb piano' sometimes.
play on!
love
~LL~
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I have an inexpensive Yamaha acoustic guitar that occasionally I brush the dust off of and play, but I'm not very good at all.
Adam
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a djembe is an african-style drum, played with the hands.(i have two of them.)
a doumbek is a smaller drum that is used in belly dance. mine is a turkish design, also known as 'darbuka'.
Thanks for your answer. I thought some of these things might be drums, but I wasn't sure. :)
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I have a Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano, which is at my Godmother's house while we are renovating, so have had no play for about a year or so...................... :(
It soon will be back to attack though :yahoo;
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That's a beautiful piano, Tamara!
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Someone was spoilt as a child that's all I can say ..............................
Dad nearly had a heart attack when he found out Mum had bought it LOL
I have been offered a good house deposit for it, but its too sentimental to me, Mum being passed away and all..................
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When I was a child I played an accordion.
One son played a trombone, other a trumpet.
I do have a player piano, the foot pumping kind and lots of piano rolls.
It needs a repair right now and it is hard to find a repairman who works on
those. I hope to get it fixed so my grandson can enjoy it.
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if you can, there's a warehouse/factory in memphis that makes, or used to make player pianos. 'mason and risch' pianos. i used to work for them in toronto, they had a factory there for about 100 years, but it closed down because of the japanese yamaha pianos. i do believe the main factory in memphis remains, and they could steer you to a player-piano repairman, if they do still exist, that is...
love
~LL~
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I do have a player piano, the foot pumping kind and lots of piano rolls.
My grandmother has one, it's not a foot-pump one though. She has a cupboard absolutely full of piano rolls, also. It's very old and would no doubt require quite a bit of repair. I love that piano.
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Thanks for the suggestions LL.
Maybe I should see what I can find on the internet.
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they could steer you to a player-piano repairman, if they do still exist, that is...
Ain't that the hard part! Finding people who still carry out this kind of work. I had enough trouble finding somebody to repair a 1981 electronic organ (see my previous post in this thread for a pic of organ model). In all of the city of Adelaide and suburbs, there is only one person who does it. He lives in the outer southern suburbs - I live in the outer northern suburbs! He will come out, but he charges extra for the travel time. Which is fair enough, but it also means I can't afford it right now.
I imagine finding someone to fix a player piano would be much harder indeed.
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As a preacher's kid, piano and organ were a part of daily life. I grew up sitting next to my sister as she played the organ at church meetings. She died when I was 21 and whenever I hear "Largo" I can't help crying. I become a child again. For some years I was one of the accompanists for church meetings.
I did the Royal School of Music Piano exams up to Level 4. I also went to guitar class - not classical, just learning to strum. That was great. I also play the recorder - my daughter and I sometimes duet.
I also play the radio and the fool!
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cool. i noodle on the recorder, too.
one of my favourite instruments is the swinette, really.
;)
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When I was in high school, I once dated a guy called David, the son of the local Anglican priest. I'm not a church-goer, so I would wait until church was finished before going to visit him on a Sunday.
One Sunday I went down to see David after church (the family home was beside the church) and he was setting things up in the church for the evening service. So whilst I was there, I was allowed to play the pipe organ in this big, empty church. It's the only time I've ever got to play a pipe organ. It was great!
His father pretended to be all impressed, which really bugged me at the time, because I knew full well what HE really thought of me. :D
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I have a nice electric piano with weighted keys. Bought it for my daughter, but I was thinking about taking lessons. I had a baby grand as a kid and took lessons then, but find it hard to read music now.I played the alto sax in high school, now my daughter is. Music is so fun to play! :clap;
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i've been playing guitar and bass for about 10 years. Owned a strat at one point too but i sold it, im currently playing a jackson JS series flying V and i have a broken Ibanez Rg. I used to be in a metal band but i stopped doing the music thing, lack of energy and lack of motivation.
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*waves* - Welcome, fellow metal fan! :)
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I'm not much into Metal but I love the guitar. Hope you still play once in awhile. :thumbup;
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here's some sound-bites of some stuff i've recorded on over the past few years.
http://www.klatu.com/rainforest/
and i just finished a tape of my own on which i over-dubbed myself playing drums and some other
instruments. the guy of the above link is transferring it to CD for me, as i write.
i love recording, i think more than live gigging. its really a craft.
i wrote and recorded it all while we were living on pender island (a small, gulf island near vancouver island) over last summer. wow, i just realised i've been on dialysis for 10 months now. ::)
;)
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8) All right! another metalhead!! I do still play somtimes, just not lately cause the V is currently on loan to a friend who does home recording.
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Hey Epokid,
I'm a Jonas Brothers fan as well. My main interest is power metal, which I practice singing with my Discman while I'm on the machine. Most people like hearing me and say I'm talented, except for this one mean-ass tech who'll let this one woman scream, yell, cackle and raise hell as loud as she wants because "she can't help it", but yet I'm the villain for being alert and bored, not wanting to sit there half-dead in front of the TV and waiting for my demise, like most of the people there....and of course, my dear friend (said sarcastically) Angie, who lies through her teeth and says that other patients are telling her to ask the techs to stop me from singing. She's so full of it, since no one likes her except for the techs, and that's because they're paid to :lol;. My favorite song to sing? Kotipelto's "Sleep Well" from their 2007 album "Serenity".
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Hope you don't mind me 'horning' in here (lol). I have a Casio electric piano. Wanted a 'real' piano, but hubby said he didn't want to be bothered with tuning and moving. (He paid for it so it's okay.) I took lessons when I was 5 for just a few months. Took them again when I was 40 for about 6 months. Started again when my son (15) took drum lessons. His teacher also does piano and a ton of other stuff. He teaches me about the history of music and has so many stories from his days as the deaf music director at RIT. I cannot believe how much there is to learn.
LL, as a drummer, how would you say I could go about inspiring my son to practice? He is in marching band at high school and plays crash cymbals, snare, bass, all that stuff. He takes private lessons - I let him switch teachers because his friends go to this guy (like 50 years younger than original guy) and I thought he'd practice.
My oldest play trumpet from 4th to 7th grade. I cried for months when he quit. He took art lessons a while ago and he did a chalked piece of a trumpet laying against a case. I asked him if he was trying to make me cry again!
I truly believe that playing an instrument adds so much to your life. My teacher keeps telling me to 'feel' the music and put myself into it. I can't wait till I can manage that because right now I'm too focused on key signatures, dynamics, damper, sight reading, chromatic scales, and all the other stuff! It doesn't help that I sometimes freeze with the teacher. I've been taking lessons from him for almost two years, have known him for five years and am really a close friend as well. I wish I could relax and play as well for him as I do at home. Any ideas?! thanks!
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i don't know what would be the best approach to inspiring your son to practice, Odat. kids are pretty unpredictable, as you know, when it comes to such things.
all you can do is provide him with the tools and the space and hope for the best, i think.
if he has a passion for drumming, he will drum. if not, he'll find something else, i'm sure. they all do, eventually. when i was a kid i drummed because i couldn't help myself, i 'had' to. it's not the same for everyone.
love
~LL~
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LL, I've always known that the passion inside fuels the learning. He has an awesome drumset with a sound system, the best headphones, got him an 8 and 10" tom for Christmas, he won a cymbal from a drummer that was visiting his school, we went to see Libery DiVito when he was here (rochester, ny), frankly I don't know what else I can do. Like you said, it comes from inside. He plays well so I think he thinks he doesn't need to practice. thanks for the advice!
take care
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I like to play a Harmonic. When I make a mistake, it still sounds good. I did try guitar lessons but kept messing up with my left hand.
The Harmonica is easy to play but hard to play well. I did learn with free Internet lessons how to do the "bends".
One guy showed me his method , where he puts the entire Harmonica in his mouth, no hands. He plays a whole song using tongue blocking
of holes.
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I played the clarinet in grades 4-9 (I had to repeat 7th). In 9th grade I got PE waived so I also took Choir. I don't play the clarinet anymore, but I have an acoustic guitar I have been trying to learn how to play. And I love to sing, though, I am extremely shy. My oldest niece takes after me with music. She plays like 7 or 8 instruments and belongs to three bands and she is nine yrs. old.
When I was in 9th grade I taught my three sisters how to harmonize! I love music...all genre's.
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I play piano. My parents bought it for me when I was 10 years old. I took lessons until I was 17. I now have a
big, big bedroom with a sittingroom at one end and in that sittingroom sits my piano. My piano is now 84 years old.
It was made 10 years before I was born.
Love, Mimi
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I'd love to have a beautiful old piano like that!