The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #8540   Message #53387
Posted By: Hank
11-Jan-99 - 09:57 AM
Thread Name: Anyone else playing strange instruments?
Subject: RE: Anyone else playing strange instruments?

Well, I said a month or so ago in the insterments I'd like to learn but won't thread that the saw was on the list. Well, I've started to learn it. I was at a party with some kids, and a mother who brought her kids from KY was there and bowed a saw blade. She was good. Afterwords we all had to try it, and I was about the best at it. So now I'm looking for a cheep bow (and rosin) so I can start with my own blades.

Nobody belived the mom above when she suggested you can play the spoons, except me, since I've done it more then once. So I had to get some (and one of her kids who was pretty good at them) and demonstraight. I'm gonna have to try the wooden spoon trick, I never though of it, but I too am not into heavy metal and maybe the wooded sound would be better for me. :)

I'd like to learn a jews harp, but don't know what they look like even, much less where to get one. I've heard some recordings though and they sound neat.

And air piano is anouther strange one. People do air guitar all the time, but on a recient trip I got a lot of smiles from other cars as I played air piano all the way. And the best part is I've never hit a wrong note yet! I wouldn't even attempt the songs on a real piano.

To be honest, most people I know would consider my mandolin in the strange insterments catagory too. I love it though, and know that many of my fellow catters consider it the true staple of music that it is.