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Anybody play any musical instruments...........

....apart from just listening to our favourite artists/musicians on our beloved audio systems? Be it piano, violin, voila, trumpet, saxophone, cello, trombone, electric guitars, acoustic string guitars, drums etc.

My early piano lessons didn't go to waste as I eventually found out that I have a passion for music later on as with most of us here. Some of my buddies who have completed Grade 8 pianoforte years ago have not touched the piano for more than 10 years now and may have forgotten where the C or D note lies on the keyboard(can you believe that). I am fortunate to be able to carry on as much as I spend my time on my hifi rig, as for now.

I occasionally enjoy playing contemporary pieces from David Benoit and Richard Clayderman with a few classical works by Mozart thrown in on my Kawai US50 upright for leisure. "Dad's Room" and "Kei's Song" by David Benoit are some of my favourite pieces.

Any musicians or self-taught musicians here who would care to share what type of instruments you play, and whose works you enjoy playing the most?
ryder
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boa2
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Taught myself to play drums, mainly to Stevie Wonder, The Eagles, Cheap Trick, Big Country, and Rush. Later played professionally for about 10 years, including a couple of years with The Beat .

My wife says this Brady Drum kit is in my future, but I think this forwarding address comes first. Well, maybe not quite on that scale, but somewhere in the general vicinity will do.
priz
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Tvad. I hope you achieve your dream. From what I understand, the Vistalites are making a come back. I see other drum manufactures (Tama, Sonor, as well as Ludwig) marketing these sets. If you are not a subscriber, I’d recommend getting Modern Drummer magazine. After picking up a few issues at a news stand, I finally subscribed. I think it helped me to get back into playing — after seeing all the gear and great articles on so many great players. Good luck. Jim
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eldartford
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I quit playing my violin because I couldn't stand listening to the noise I made with it! Somehow I never could match the likes of Itzhak Perlman, and the effort was discouraging.
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