Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Frug Date: 24 Mar 02 - 03:33 AM Well I'm playing a Guild D40 from 1971, Admira Classic nylon strung, Tanglewood 12 string, Fender Stratocaster (a real one) Windsor President 5 string banjo, 8 and 12 sting mandolins and a fiddle which I am currently learning to play. Frank |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Catherine Jayne Date: 24 Mar 02 - 05:35 AM My main instrument is the violin which I have played for 17 years and I am now trying to play folk fiddle. I play traditional flute when I can prize it out of Jez's hands as she has taken quite a liking to it since I bought it in November. I play the piano, keyboard, clarinet, viola!!! Yes mine and Jez's house looks like a music shop!!! catsPHiddle x |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Tam the bam fraeSaltcoatsScotland Date: 24 Mar 02 - 06:12 AM I play the guitar and Bordhan and I'm also left handed.
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Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Tam the bam fraeSaltcoatsScotland Date: 24 Mar 02 - 06:13 AM I forgot I also sing, well I'm not bad at the singing.
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Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: 8_Pints Date: 24 Mar 02 - 08:06 AM I play clarinet, Northumbrian Small Pipes and sing. I have also built two bodhrans, (the first wasn't very good!) and have used the 'bones' (again, not as well as Sue plays them). 0) Bob vG |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: alanww Date: 25 Mar 02 - 05:28 AM I sing and am learning the English concertina. Such a joy to discover them at over 50! I went down to Sammy's Bar ...!" |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: GUEST Date: 25 Mar 02 - 11:27 AM |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: GUEST,Heely Date: 25 Mar 02 - 11:34 AM In addition to a University degree in piano and organ, I have addded the bagpipes. Check out |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: GUEST,jonesey Date: 25 Mar 02 - 12:20 PM 6 & 12 string guitars, mandolin, mandola, irish bouzuki, tenor banjo, harmonica, piano(limited to chording), auto-harp(21 button)and voice. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Wesley S Date: 25 Mar 02 - 01:20 PM Guitar since I was 15, mountain dulcimer since I was 20 and the mandolin I started getting serious with about 3 years ago. I also have an octave mandolin. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Bonnie Shaljean Date: 25 Mar 02 - 01:32 PM Concert harp, Celtic harp (gut-strung), Celtic harp (wire-strung), piano & assorted keyboards, guitar, voice; and I used to play recorder in a Baroque trio but it was so long ago I don't think I could remember it now. Nice to see some other harpers listed! Bonnie |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Bobert Date: 25 Mar 02 - 02:46 PM 12 string, 6 string, steel bodied resonator, tenor guitars, mountain dulcimer, percussion, and (where's Spawz?...) and 1908 antique pedal organ. (Please Spawz, don't do it...) |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: RolyH Date: 25 Mar 02 - 03:03 PM My introduction to folk music was playing drums in a rather noisy folk/rock band during the heyday of the UK folk/rock scene in the early 70's.In my old age I have quitened down to guitar and dulcimer (but still look to see if there is anywhere to plug in) |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: GUEST,Heely Date: 25 Mar 02 - 04:12 PM I tried to get this site on earlier. . . southernbranch.com/Tanners/ The band is my brothers and husband,plus one extra. Lots of fun instruments. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: buddhuu Date: 08 Apr 10 - 09:58 AM Pardon me resurrecting such an old thread. As I'm fairly new as a participant (former lurker), I've been rummaging through the dusty attic of Mudcat, and found this topic. Anyway, I play a lot of instruments badly and a few averagely. I'm no virtuoso at any. In descending order of competence... Not too bad at mandolin, mandola, tenor banjo (short scale - smallish hands) Sort of on the rough side of ok at guitar (after 35+ years of playing it), bass guitar, tin whistle and bodhran. Pretty dodgy at fiddle, harmonica and bouzouki, but have still been known to play them in a session! |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: GUEST Date: 08 Apr 10 - 10:46 AM Hi! I'm new to Mudcat, too, though fairly mature in chronological age. I've been playing the guitar for about 18 months. I still tend to let nerves get the better of me on the very few occasions I've played with an audience. I'm not even on the rough side of OK yet! I can knock out a few recognisable tunes on the whistle, and I've just ordered an octave mandolin that I was hoping to get in July but which I've been told repeatedly by sources other than the maker that Christmas is more likely :-( Things with black and white keys or buttons flummox me. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: GUEST Date: 08 Apr 10 - 07:36 PM I'm good at carrying a guitar. Heavy sucker, too. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Bobert Date: 08 Apr 10 - 07:50 PM Hmmmmmmm??? Okay, first of all I play acoustic guitars/resonators... Tenors, 6 strings, 12 strings... The I play a "Lowebow" invented and made by John Lowe himself... It is a 4 stringed instrument with two dowel rods for a neck and a cigar box for the body... It has 3 homemade pickups inside the cigar box and is played with a combination of fingering and slide and make an incfrexdible amount of music and really surprises people when they first hear it... Then I play a custom electric guitar that is made froma slab of wood and a neck... It's a 5 string and has two handwound pickups and is a prototype for the "Honeydripper" guitar that was made especially for the movie by the same name... It is awesome... Then when I am in the mood and have a little extra energy I'll set up a drum set in front of me and play snare/highhat/bass with my feet while playing any of the above... Thinkin' seriously about going to Blues Week this summer and taking Phil Wiggins beginner harmonica class so I can add that into the mix... Still 50/50 on that... B~ |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: deepdoc1 Date: 08 Apr 10 - 07:58 PM Guitar & iPod. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: kendall Date: 08 Apr 10 - 08:02 PM 6 string guitar. (Adequate) 12 string guitar (Enough to get by) 5 string banjo (Ask Jacqui) Voice was once pretty good, now sucks. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Bobert Date: 08 Apr 10 - 08:48 PM If ya had a Martin then that would be an "adequate plus", Captain... |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Rob Naylor Date: 08 Apr 10 - 09:05 PM Sorry, this one above, listed as "Guest" was me on another machine, not logged in properly: Hi! I'm new to Mudcat, too, though fairly mature in chronological age. I've been playing the guitar for about 18 months. I still tend to let nerves get the better of me on the very few occasions I've played with an audience. I'm not even on the rough side of OK yet! I can knock out a few recognisable tunes on the whistle, and I've just ordered an octave mandolin that I was hoping to get in July but which I've been told repeatedly by sources other than the maker that Christmas is more likely :-( Things with black and white keys or buttons flummox me. My guitars are: - a "cheap" Martin DCX1, ie, Mexican made with HPL back and sides and spruce top, but it sounds great and is easy to play. I must have tried out 30 guitars when I bought it, and it suited me better than even some instruments costing almost twice as much. Had it about 8 months. - An Epiphone Les Paul "Black Beauty" bought second-hand off Ebay 18 months ago. Really nice to play and a bargain too. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Mark Ross Date: 08 Apr 10 - 11:03 PM 6 string guitar, 12 string guitar(tuned down to B like Leadbelly), 5 string banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Dobro, Autoharp, Harmonica(both straight and cross harp), dulcimer(some), pennywhistle(some), jew's harp, Tenor guitar, Kazoo, Bass(if I have to). Mark Ross |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: mousethief Date: 08 Apr 10 - 11:04 PM Guitar. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 09 Apr 10 - 12:04 AM Anything with a keyboard - favourite is Pipe Organ, but Piano Accordion is portable. never been able to play guitar or harmonica seriously, but will have a go at anything else - currently over a dozen 0 now limited by lack of funds to buy them.... |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Rowan Date: 09 Apr 10 - 12:58 AM Leaving the voice aside, I started on lagerphone and progressed to anglo, on which I can make a nuisance of myself in several genres. In Flying Pieman I was frequently observed doing various imitations on mouth organs (OK, "harmonicas") and single row melodeons, which I like for their fruitiness but they take up a bit of room in the car. The bandoneons have a similar fruitiness and handle like the anglo (in one case) and a piano (in the other) but they take up even more room in the car. I've inherited a 5 string banjo and a fiddle, so I'll probably annoy people with those in a while. The daughters have made good use of the flute, piano and recorders I had acquired over the years and are now rather good; much better on them than I could ever be. Cheers, Rowan |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Date: 09 Apr 10 - 01:50 AM Guitar(Martin D-21 1963 Cocolobo Rosewood; Larrivee, Thomsley Seaturtles; Custom-made at factory 1980 Stratocaster, Brazillian Rosewood Madagascar Ebony fretboard; Concert Pianist; keyboards Technics PSR 1; Roland Juno 60; Bass guitar. Sound engineer, composer, lyricist; recording artist, live performer. I used to sing more, but not so much now as writing for 'other' voices. GfS |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: VirginiaTam Date: 09 Apr 10 - 04:02 AM string: sigma dm4m - (so so player) morgan monroe mandolin - (i'm rubbish, need lessons) appalachain dulcimer - (as above) wind? tin whistle (recently picked up a £4 jobbie, find I have lung capacity probs) ocarina 4 hole - (can play slowly with tune book) harmonica (only for fun) percussion: shakey eggs - (only if I don't sing along) tambour 4 inch - (as above) piano - (when I was a kid, teen and in mid 30s when there was one about. wasn't too bad but I only played by ear. never did learn to read music properly.) |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: kendall Date: 09 Apr 10 - 12:12 PM Bobert, I had a nice Martin but when I discovered the Taylor I sold the Martin. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Tootler Date: 09 Apr 10 - 01:57 PM Recorders (SATB & Contrabass) Wooden Flute Whistle (occasionally) Harmonica Anglo Concertina (sometimes) And recently a Shruti Box here is an example of the shruti box |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Mavis Enderby Date: 09 Apr 10 - 02:29 PM I'm glad this didn't ask what you play well. I play strings and more recently percussion: Strings: Guitar (mostly slide, mostly blues) Mandolin Banjo Oud Percussion: Darbuka Riqq Dholak Madal Bongos I've also got a fiddle which is an effective torture instrument in my hands. Also Tabla drums, but I underestimated the skill needed to play these well! I may come back to them one day. Riqq is a new instrument to me, but I'm amazed how versatile they are. The Oud is also fairly new, but I love how expressive and moody they are. Banjo though is the "desert island" instrument for me... Pete. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Midchuck Date: 09 Apr 10 - 02:50 PM I just play guitar (standard and baritone). I have 11. I think. (Three or four are for sale.) I have a mandolin, but only know a few chords to fool around with. Kris plays mostly fiddle, but is OK on upright bass, and can do basic chording on guitar. She took classical piano lessons all through childhood, then walked away from it after college. But she just bought one of those newer electronical pianos with more computing power and memory than my first few computers, and is getting back into it. All kidding aside, Kendall's Taylor has more guts than any other Taylor I've heard, and than many Martins. But if I had his 12-string I'd go for long periods without playing the six at all. Peter |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: GUEST,Songbob Date: 09 Apr 10 - 03:15 PM Amazing that I never saw this thread before. I'm a multi-instrumentalist, and own and play a number of stringed instruments, plus harmonicas. Guitars, steel-strung flat-top, archtop, classical, and electric Guitar, 12-string Guitar, Hawaiian Guitar-banjo Banjo, 5-string, fretless Banjo, 5-string, fretted Banjo, 4-string tenor Banjo, 4-string octave mandolin Banjo-mandolin (8 strings) Ukulele, soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone Mandolins, A-model, F-model, and flatiron-style Autoharp Appalachian dulcimer Hammered dulcimer (inactive currently) Fiddle Harmonicas Jew's harps (from several cultures) Bones & Spoons (poorly, if at all) Tambourine (also poorly -- my arm gets tired quickly) Folks who know me -- have I left anything out? Bob Clayton |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: MikeL2 Date: 09 Apr 10 - 03:29 PM Hi six string guitar - old hofner President - Yamaha FG-360 Keyboards - currently have Casio CTK5000 Don't play much these days Used be really a "singist" but don't perform these days cheers MikeL2 |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: GUEST,Murlpholly Date: 09 Apr 10 - 03:35 PM Husband plays piano accordian, button accordian, melodian, concertina, whistles, guitar, banjo 4 and 5 string, mandolin, ukelele, bones (from Patrick our own Gloucester Old Spot eaten many years ago but still playing well), Jews Harp, mouth organ(s), dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, and anything else put in front of him although not very good on violin. He also possesses drum kit, bodhrun, shaman drum, wash board, etc. etc. etc. These Irish who can play anything are really frustrating. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: The Sandman Date: 09 Apr 10 - 03:39 PM concertina, guitar,mandolin, tenorbanjo, banjo, harmonica,voice |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Jack Campin Date: 09 Apr 10 - 06:52 PM Winds: - recorders (lots of them in different sizes, pitches and designs) - Italian-type ocarinas - whistles (most often the Hungarian double whistle) - Moldavian kaval (for a very small repertoire) - clarinets (mainly the Turkish low G) - flutes (Boehm, 8-key, Boehm alto, marching fife) - electronic bagpipes - C melody sax (a bit) - Armenian duduk/Azeri balaban (a bit) Percussion: - washboard (making a sound like a Scottish danceband drummer) - guiro - Middle Eastern drums (a bit): Kurdish daf, darbuka, davul - gongs (for more or less theatrical effects) Strings: - oud - cumbus - cobza/koboz (a bit) - Black Sea fiddle (a bit) - autoharp (not out of the house yet) - Afghan robab (just starting) Keyboard: - stylophone (which I play with the stylus between my toes as a drone for a wind instrument) and a few other things in the pipeline. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: SteveMansfield Date: 10 Apr 10 - 11:09 AM In rough order of addition recorders (garklein to bass and all stops in between), whistles low and high, fife, Flute, bouzouki, rauschpfeife, cornamuse, English concertina |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Joe_F Date: 10 Apr 10 - 09:53 PM I can sort of hack things out on the piano, and have occasionally done so in company, but only in emergencies. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Mooh Date: 11 Apr 10 - 01:48 PM Primarily guitar, though I'd kill for a new bass gig. Still play some mandolin and banjo. Did a djembe gig a while back but I'm really no drummer of any matter. One of my bands just got (finally!) a new keys player so I no longer need to drag the keys around with me and I can concentrate on guitars. Still collecting guitars and stuff. Since I last posted 8 years ago, there have been many guitars come and go, but some have stuck with me like a '79 Beneteau flattop, a House cutaway flattop, Godin Acousticaster, and several solidbody electrics (Godin Belmont, Tele Aerodyne, Godin LG, Tele Thinline). Also picked up a Yamaha digital piano, several amps (Traynor YCV50, YCV20, AM150 acoustic amp, etc), a nice djembe, a cheap baritone uke, and 2 cheap but nice banjos from GoldTone (BG250, IT250). Gone are the Washburn banjo, a Fender amp or two, an electric guitar or two, the old upright piano, some Remo djembes... The core useful collection gets better at the expense of the lesser stuff which is as it should be. And don't get me started on books, mostly instructional stuff and tune books. Peace, Mooh. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Bounty Hound Date: 11 Apr 10 - 07:55 PM Acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, with my folk/rock band 'The Bounty Hounds' Four string banjo with Green Dragon Morris Five string banjo and Appelation dulcimer purely in the privacy of my own home. John |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Sam O Date: 25 Apr 10 - 09:06 PM My main instruments are flute, alto sax and irish whistle and I've also just recently started singing publicly. I've dabbled a bit with instruments such as the piano, guitar, ukulele, darbuka drum, bodhran and shaker egg. I'd love to have a go one day at the piano accordian, violin, mandolin, banjo and djembe drum as well just to name a few, there are just too many instruments that I want to learn! I heard John Thompson play the concertina at this years National Folk Festival in Canberra in a session, and it's the first time that I thought I might like to have a crack at the concertina as well. There's just so many inspiring musicians out there! |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Date: 26 Apr 10 - 07:53 AM Anglos - G/D, C/G, Baritone C/G, Bb/F Whistles - in various keys Bodhran - but only as solo song accompaniament Spoons - if Dame Patty isn't around Melodian - if I can borrow one when my wife isn't around Accordion - if I can borrow one when no one's around Hammer dulcimer - if I ever bother to retrieve it from whom I've lent it to. Bombarde - ditto. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Fidjit Date: 26 Apr 10 - 09:17 AM Voice, Guitar, Anglo Concertina, Melodeon and Spoons Chas |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: maeve Date: 26 Apr 10 - 09:27 AM Voice. Will be relearning whistle, violin/fiddle and eventually learning banjo thanks to various generous and privacy-respecting Mudcat friends. Used to have voice, violin/fiddle, guitars, harp, mountain dulcimers, whistles, piano, organ-type melodeon, bodhran and other drums, and various other instruments. maeve |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: BanjoRay Date: 26 Apr 10 - 10:09 AM I've been playing banjo for most of my life since the sixties. I've now got 4 five strings: An open back Lo Gordon (Cedar Mountain) banjo with wooden tone ring (the Dwight Diller model) with a lovely mellow woody tone. A. open back Bart Reiter Tubaphone with a brighter pleasant tone, lots of volume. A Deering Sierra bluegrass banjo with resonator that I was lucky to find in an auction for a lot less than I would otherwise have had to pay. Very loud bluegrassy sound, but can be played much quieter. Too heavy for sessions, though. An El Cheapo Korean banjo that I can dismantle to put in my luggage for skiing holidays. Other instruments: 2 fiddles (standard and cross tuned) that I've been trying to play Old Time music on for 10 years with mixed success. I get it out in sessions when I'm the best Old Time fiddler there (very rare). A cheap electric fiddle which I can practice quietly on after midnight without plugging it in. An old Yamaha FG340 guitar that I occasionally pick up and strum. A Roumanian flat mandolin that I've recently replaced the tailpiece on. I find that picking it is harder than bowing the fiddle for the same tunes. A John Grey banjulele that mostly hangs on the wall. A few blues harmonicas in different keys that I used to play much more than I do now. A couple of whistles (half a dozen old irish tunes I've known for years) A couple of Jaw's harps. A stone jug and couple of kazoos - you never know when they'll come in handy! Cheers Ray |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: Seayaker Date: 26 Apr 10 - 10:30 AM Fiddle. I'm getting more time to practise now I'm retired. Also, Mandolin, Octave Mandolin, and Short Scale Tenor Banjo, but it may be some time before they appear in public. All left handed of course. |
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play? From: lefthanded guitar Date: 26 Apr 10 - 03:43 PM You're in good company Seayaker, just saw Bill Staines and man does he play a beautiful guitar. As for me: Guitar. A little harmonica, a little dulcimer. My only musical regret: Wisht I'd had piano lessons when I was a youngun. But I can really wail on the kazoo. |
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