# Anyone here play an instrument?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 10, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225 "2003-03-10T04:14:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@severin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/severin)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/21 "2003-03-10T13:56:42Z")
hello Iam the new guy and I play saxophon (barritono & soprano) and I used to play drums and a bit of guitar. š
bye sev
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### Author:  [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/22 "2003-03-10T14:33:52Z")
Flute. I studied classical flute for a number of years, and still play it. Some professional friends are trying to get me out to play with them, but I think I need more practice first. Recorder and tin whistle are similar enough that I can play them too.
Piano. But I learned it years ago, and I am long out of practice.
Spoons. (Yes, thatās where my user name comes from.) Itās harder than it looks to get them to sound good, but I must be doing something right because I occasionally get calls from professional musicians who want me to play with them at a pub or club. Usually they want to add a touch of that ādown homeā or ākitchenā sound to their Celtic/Maritime/Appalachian tunes.
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### Author:  [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/23 "2003-03-10T16:14:02Z")
I played the trumpet from the sixth grade to my senior year. I also tried the guitar when I was in my teens. I think I would have been more motivated to continue playing if I had liked my instructor. I also started taking piano lessons but I got too busy with college. Now if I want to make music I just plot it out on a MIDI music sequencer.
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### Author:  [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/24 "2003-03-10T16:55:23Z")
21 responses and not a single reply of āskin fluteā.
Ah, well.
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### Author:  [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/25 "2003-03-10T17:15:00Z")
I was a studio musician in college playing classical guitar and lute accompaniements for various classical performing groups. Typically I was an uncredited performer and did it for cash per song. I can play many others to varying degrees but would say that I am most comfortable on those two and to a similar but lesser degree on the viola da gamba. If I ever get mine repaired and practice the bowing again, it would be pretty close to the first two.
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### Author:  [@WillSantini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillSantini)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/26 "2003-03-10T19:42:34Z")
I sure wish I knew how to play the accordion.
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### Author:  [@goonhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goonhead)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/27 "2003-03-10T19:45:09Z")
I mainly play the tenor saxophone, since I was 14 (Iām 33 now.) When I was 22 I got a guitar and started teaching myself. I can also play a bit of piano and drums.
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### Author:  [@phantomdiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantomdiver)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/28 "2003-03-10T19:50:34Z")
I play the piano badly and various sizes of recorders, all badly. I also sing alto, and Iām pretty good at that. Iām what they call a good choral alto ā not a soloist but a solid choral singer.
I also play the Hawaiian nose flute.
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### Author:  [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/29 "2003-03-10T19:55:40Z")
I play the flute, and was pretty serious through high school and college, but I rarely play now, because it seriously affects my TMJ. Which makes me sad, cause I used to love it.
(I know this is very hilarious, but try to resist the sex jokes, people.)
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### Author:  [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/30 "2003-03-10T19:59:52Z")
I played tuba throughout high school and college, but havenāt played more than a few times since.
āCliffy
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### Author:  [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/31 "2003-03-10T20:03:12Z")
Quotes from fellow Dopers:
\*I play the guitar very badly. So badly you canāt even call it playing, really.
Used to play the violin and the piano, can no longer play EITHER of those instruments.
I play the keyboard/piano. But not very well.
Iāve played the trombone nearly 9 years. Youād think Iād be better at it by nowā¦
Accordion - I first took lessons 42 years ago - I havenāt improved much since then.\*
I just want to say that I have never felt so, um, accompanied, by so many people. Myself, I have tried learning to play the banjo for so many years, and I must admit that I, too, donāt play it very well. Thank you all for making my efforts seem not so futile after all.
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### Author:  [@Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seldon)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/32 "2003-03-10T20:15:18Z")
I play flute, piano, and bass guitar. Ability to play in that order. I did play flute/piccolo professionally while I was in the US Marine Corps band (not the Presidentās Own, but one of the field bands.)
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### Author:  [@ChordedZither](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChordedZither)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/33 "2003-03-10T20:30:28Z")
I play guitar, hammer dulcimer, and mountain dulcimer, and will occasionally toodle about with a flute or recorder, but when I just want to sit down and have some fun, Iām most likely to play autoharp (i.e., a āchorded zitherā).
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### Author:  [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/34 "2003-03-10T20:43:54Z")
[Didnāt we already do this?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=137476)
Oh well. I am a professional orchestral violist.
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### Author:  [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/35 "2003-03-10T21:14:13Z")
For some reason, there were more violists coming forward in that thread than there are here. Anywayā¦
Iāve played the violin on & off for about 12 years. I recently bought a new one & started taking lessons again in the hopes of joining a community or semi-professional orchestra. I also play the piano & bass guitar, though not seriously since college, since I decided to concentrate on the violin.
Got any leads, **Jpeg**? š
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### Author:  [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-an-instrument/160225/36 "2003-03-10T21:15:22Z")
Jack of all trades master of none checking in. Play drums in a hardcore band, but my weapon of choice is the bass. I produce hip/hop, trip hop, and was in a project that was signed by Tricky. Of course the record deal feel through the floor, and Iām left to fantasize about what could have been.
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