Do you play an instrument? Is there one you wish you could play?

[Sarah]

I wish I had learned to play a bowed instrument, like cello. And I always wanted drums, but I'm probably glad I didn't, since they're such a pain to haul around.

[Sarah]

The thing about twelve string is that they all have to be in tune at once. Pain in the ass. I bought one when I was fourteen and sold it when I was twenty. It spent most of its time with me as a Paul Simon-style jangly 9 string.

[Sally, la reina]

I played Clarinet. Wish I still did.

[RandomAnthony]

I wish I could play all instruments, and I can play none.

(Insert masturbation joke here)

[Sarah]

Koeeoaddi wrote: "Yes, the thing is a PITA, but I love the fullness of the sound and after I got used to it, I felt naked on a 6-string. I had a gorgeous late 60s era Guild until someone stole it from my car. "

Oh no!

[Sarah]

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I play piano, and I played clarinet back in school. I know a tiny bit of ukulele.
I'd love to learn bass guitar. :)

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Sarah, where did you find my dream man at?

[Jonathan]

It's the trousers, isn't it?

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I love that you call them trousers! Trousers are sophisticated pants. There is nothing sophisticated about those pants.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

And no, it's the neon sunglasses and the keytar. *swoon*

[Aynge]

Violin and guitar.

I wanted to learn piano. I took lessons, but I can only read one staff of music at a time, so I could only play one hand at a time.

[Jonathan]

Is it really called a keytar, or did you just make that up?

[[deleted user]]

I played the flute at school. The school I went to provided to flute and the lessons free. I desperately wanted to learn the piano but it was never an option. Now I torture my children with piano lessons because I can. When they started lessons I followed along. I'll never be good or achieve anything worthwhile but I have managed to surprise myself with my achievements so far.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Jonathan wrote: "Is it really called a keytar, or did you just make that up?"

It really is!

[janine]

i used to play the recorder and wanted to play the flute, but that never happened. i've been saying i want to learn to play the piano for years.

[Jonathan]

The piano is difficult. I wish that I had kept it up after childhood, but I didn't, and as a result I can hardly play anything at this point. Good for you, learning as an adult, Gail. I'm really impressed.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I took piano for 7 years and remember nothing beyond the basics now.

[Michael]

I used to play the trumpet and I'd like to learn how to play the flute or a recorder.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Piano. Many years of piano. Several years of violin, which I started age 10, never got good at and didn't enjoy. I do wish I had gotten good at something smaller and more portable than piano. I also wish I had a Steinway.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I also played recorder.

[Sally, la reina]

I played the piano as a kid too.

[[deleted user]]

There is a Steinway in the basement where I work, gathering dust. It's very sad.

[Lori]

Gail "cyborg" wrote: "There is a Steinway in the basement where I work, gathering dust. It's very sad."

That's a crime!

I played viola and piano. I always wanted to learn the flute. Such a beautiful sound.

[Rachel]

I can play things by ear, but haven't touched anything other than a piano, a guitar and a recorder.

[Félix]

Rachel wrote: "I can play things by ear ...."

Most people use their fingers.

[Michele]

never any discretionary income sufficient for music lessons. would have loved to learn the piano and the guitar maybe the cello.

[Michael]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I also wish I had a Steinway."

What's a Steinway? Oh, about 500 pounds.

(Sorry, but I can't resist a pun.)

[Jonathan]

One of my college roommates always excused himself when he was late by saying that he had "been stopped at the Henway," so that people would then ask him, "What's a Henway?" Coincidentally, his name was also Michael. (And a hen weighs about 10 lbs, on average.)

[Michael]

I try and use the Henway joke whenever I can. Same with the Potfor joke.

"Did you get the potfor?"
"What's a potfor?"
"To pee in."

[Sarah]

There's a pick-up line in a movie trailer I saw this week that made me giggle.

"How much does a polar bear weigh?"
"I don't know."
"Enough to break the ice -- Hi! I'm _____."

[Rachel]

Larry wrote: "Rachel wrote: "I can play things by ear ...."

Most people use their fingers."

Bunnies are special.

[Sally, la reina]

Have all you piano owners and players ever seen the film Once? So good.

[[deleted user]]

No. I'll check it out. Thanks Sally.

[Sarah]

Once is a neat little film. No piano loving necessary in my opinion, but you have to dig the music since the plot is slight.

[Jaye]

this makes me want to play the banjo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tqxzW...

i can already dance like that.

[ms.petra]

BunWat wrote: "I used to be able to play piano, I liked it, but a piano is a big thing to haul around when you move as much as I do. I should have learned to play something more portable."

keyboard, Bun!

[ms.petra]

I would love to play piano. Oh, to be able to play Mozart or chopsticks!

[Sally, la reina]

We went to a two year old's birthday party today, and I ended up buying her stacking blocks when at first I had carried around a golden toy trumpet. I guess I realized I was buying it more for myself than for her.
But it was adorable, and seemed to do a lot. I think her little four year old musician brother would have LOVED it.

[Sally, la reina]

This was a party where a child's drum set was set up in the corner and nobody ever not once told them to stop. There was also a piano and a toy piano, played loudly, and Jack even once stood on the coffee table and sang me a song on his guitar about poop and the toilet. Very pre-punk rock, that kid.