Ian,

About 20 years ago I read a really good book by a woman called Atarah ben Tovim, or something like that. She believed in helping people to find the instrument which fits their personality, likes & interests and abilities and she did have a music centre set up where people could come in and try as many instruments as they liked so that they could get a chance to see which ones had potential.

Maybe you could find something about her in an Internet search. She might even still have some books in print. Well worth reading. (My memory is not doing her ideas justice.)

Helen