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Instruments you bought but don't play much
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srshea
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Joined: Oct. 29 2006
From: Olympia, WA in the Great Pacific Northwest
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RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Martin)
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Nope. But I can certainly sympathize with that kind of acquisition impulse. Fortunately, I’ve been able to curb those impulses and avoid buying all those instruments I want but don’t need. In the past year or so I’ve gotten perilously close to clicking the buy-it-now button on an oud, Irish harp, trumpet, clarinet, and various members of the Latin American guitar family, but have managed not to do so, thankfully. Whenever that urge comes on and I starting sniffing around for some exotic new toy I remind myself that this flamenco thing is already hard enough, and that it’s what I’m truly interested in and should maintain my focus on. That tactic has worked, so far…..
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Date Aug. 22 2008 13:18:44
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Ailsa
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From: South East England
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RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Martin)
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I suffer from instrument acquisition syndrome. I recently sold my clarinets on ebay because I thought it was silly to leave them sitting in the attic when someone could be playing them. I got a lot less than they are worth but at least they are being used now. I also sold a lot of my samba drums: surdo, caixa, 4-bell agogo, chocalho; a balafon and a Tunisian drum which was so loud I didn't dare play it because it might frighten the neighbours. Now I'm just left with 2 djembes, a tall African drum (don't know the name), a repinique, a ganzar, 4 pandeiros, many shakers of various descriptions, an electric guitar and two flamenco guitars and a penny whistle. Oh and an upright piano. When I wanted to learn sax a couple of years ago I got an instrument on hire. I loved it and played in public once. But in the end I realised that to get as good as I wanted I was going to have to put more time into than I knew I was prepared to, so gave it back after six months. I also suffer from flamenco dress acquisition syndrome.
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Date Aug. 24 2008 9:04:50
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a_arnold
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RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Martin)
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No, just 4 flamenco guitars. Oh. And there's a classical, technically. Um. And an oud I got in Marocco, but rarely play, because I only ue it to accompany a guitar in bulerias, so that hardly counts. I forgot the sitar, but only because I'm blocking. It took me 8 years of lessons to realize I couldn't do that AND guitar as well as I wanted to do both. So the sitar doesn't count, really. Neither does the bouzouki or the balalaika, because I only learned a few songs on them. A few misc drums don't really count, do they? They're only drums, after all. And the bagpipe practice pipe and the fife don't really count either, being wind. Likewise the harmonica. And the really old ivory-fretted Italian guitar isn't playable, just a wall hanger, so that definitely doesn't count. Likewise the antique Washburn parlor guitar. Well, it's playable, technically, but who would want to? And the harpsichord. I guess that counts. Except not really, since I built it rather than buying it. Not paying for it means it doesn't count. And a bandurria and a mandolin, but they hardly matter. And some strange African 3-stringed calfskin-topped bowed lute-like instrument I got in Marrakesh after I saw 3 blind beggars playing them. It looks a bit like a rebec. I never learned to play it, so that doesn't count. Is a tambourine really a musical instrument? I think not. Oh wait. I did have a set of bagpipes, but I went to a Gaelic festival and left the car window down. Eventually I remembered it was open and I ran back to lock the car, but I got there too late. Someone had left another set of bagpipes on the seat. So now I have 2. But I figure the second set cancels out the first. And I no longer have the accordion. My wife explained to me that a true gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't. So I sold it. But I can still threaten to play the bagpipes. So really it's just a few flamenco guitars. Tony Arnold
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Date Aug. 27 2008 14:59:31
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Mark2
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From: San Francisco
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RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to a_arnold)
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Tony Arnold quote:
Oh wait. I did have a set of bagpipes, but I went to a Gaelic festival and left the car window down. Eventually I remembered it was open and I ran back to lock the car, but I got there too late. Someone had left another set of bagpipes on the seat. So now I have 2. But I figure the second set cancels out the first. LOL! I have more stuff than I have time to play with. 12 string, various electrics, oud, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, and logic, which in itself could consume all one's musical energy. Now I'm jonesin for an esraj. Those things make incredible sounds. No way to play a right handed one left handed though...... maybe I just saved myself some money.
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Date Aug. 29 2008 8:29:53
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RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Martin)
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Hola I have a Gerundino which I have stored away and given up on playing, due to a great disillusionment with flamenco, or better said, with flamencos. Now I play a great Alhambra steel string and an Ibanez electric. Sean
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Date Sep. 19 2008 6:52:10
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RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Ron.M)
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A long story, Ron: I offered to make a CD for a great friend, José Millán, who was the most complete singer in Cádiz, but living in poverty and ill with high blood pressure. The agreement was that the CD would be cante, guitar and palmas only: I would pay the studio, the musicians and present José with 1000 discs. However José suffered a brain operation just after completing the cante and the guitarist, who shall be nameless, thought his death would make the CD more saleable and saw a chance to make money by taking it over. He insisted on adding more instruments to the palos de rhythm, cajón, violin, coros, effects etc. I refused. He insisted and persuaded José´s wife and the studio technician to side with him. So I told him to f*** off and bring the disc out himself, paid the palmeros and refused to pay either him or the studio. This was a year ago and there is no sign of the CD. Do you really want to know things like this? Better to keep a romantic view of flamenco Seán
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Date Sep. 20 2008 1:38:37
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