Musical instruments you have?

[soniclovenoize]

I know we all like the Elephant 6 bands and they use a plethora of unusual/exotic instruments. Also, I know a lot of us are musicians and are probably into the multi-instrumantalism too.

Post what instruments you have (specificly exotic/unusual)...

I have:
An air organ, a glockenspiel, a theremin, a Hawaiian tremoloa, some kazoos and harmonicas, an old brass bugle and an array of whistles and noisemakers. I also have a '73 Rickenbacker bass, a newish Fender Jazz bass and a generic classical acoustic guitar...

[the hurdy gurdy man]

two accordions, mandolin, kazoos, harmonicas, a psaltry, a '68 Fender Palomino (the acoustic played in "Starsky and Hutch", a '78 Fender Jazz bass, a Rhodes Stage piano, and a theremin.

[jalfredprufrock]

Only a cello, and assorted kazoos that I never unburdened myself from after youth. :[ Though I think the cello is worth its weight in gold, personally ...

[WandaLeeandtheDrumMachine]

mandolin, ukeleele (spelling?), kazoos, tuba, assorted keyboards, drum machine, 78' telecaster, gibson les paul, vox ac15, theremin, and the only instrument I can properly play - fernando rivero classical guitar (which is certainly not just an acoustic guitar with nylon strings)

[greenroots]

cort action bass, harmonica, casiotone mt-100 (except it blew up, bah!), dusty strings hammered dulcimer, wind pipes (from peru), and a bamboo didjeridoo,.

[boyindrag]

i have: acoustic guitar (nylon strings), "my first pianola", harmonica, flute and a toy melodica. my girlfriend have: acoustic guitar (steel strings), eletric bass, tuba.

[auxiliaryoctopus]

Danelectro DC-59 guitar
Noble Hollowbody (mosrite copy)
Silvertone Archtop Acoustic guitar
Jasmine acoustic guitar
Mid-Mo. Mandolin
Wheezy the Air Organ
Banjo-uke
"Combo" tenor banjo
Phenix (sic) top 3 combo organ
Gibson falcon amp
green bullett mic
Langly ocarina

[aaron]

casio casiotron MT-1000 keyboard (from 1985!)
mini accordian
melodica

and a kazoo, penny whistle, tamborine, and the like.
i'm no musician. ha.

[Edited on 11-5-2005 by aaron]

[everythingfallstogether]

fender standard telecaster
fender hot rod deville amp
washburn acoustic guitar
casio wal-mart keyboard
toy uke
kazoooooo

for christmas i think i'll get a set of gretsch drums.

[jaimi]

- recorder
- crappy bass guitar I no longer play, since I tired of the blisters. I'm no Kim Deal.
- bongos from Tijuana


Originally posted by jalfredprufrock
Only a cello

cello! cello! cello! cello! cello! cello!

[Edited on 11-6-2005 by jaimi]

[The_new_improved_Kirk]

a Gretch catalina birch kit :cool:
a very old "hamond?" organ with full bass pedals etc. etc.
so yeah im pretty much a drummer.

[Edited on 11-6-2005 by The_new_improved_Kirk]

[charrrddddd]

telecaster built from parts
epiphone les paul
crappy (but free) nylon string yamaha
1967-ish fender bandmaster
kawai k1 synth (i don't have a cartrige for it, so i just use it for midi)
ukelele
awesome toy keyboard that i'm possibly going to try out circuit bending with.
i'm going to a flea market tomorrow, so hopefully i'll find some exciting stuff there.

it should also be noted that i actually have no idea how to play any of this stuff.

[clouds-chan]

replica of a 60's fender jazz bass, banjo, my brother's acoustic guitar, a recorder, and a keyboard.

[opopopo]

A rather pretty accordion
classical guitar (which is the one instrument that I'm actually kinda good at)
acoustic guitar
electric guitar (of poor quality)
some recorders
various shakers in the shapes of animals that I made from papier machee
air organ
keyboard
piano
tambourine
harmonica
djembe

I am no musician, but I really love having a lot of instruments. I hope Christmas finds me with a banjo.

[opopopo]

Ah yes GrossDaddy, "GOD Given Vocal folds," the instrument I am doubtlessly worst at. However, I am soon taking singing lessons. Traaaa la la and such.

[patman?]

Can I just ask you where the hell you all get theremins from?

[gwilym]

mrs. radha krishna sharma sarod
harmonium
pbc telecaster
crappy acoustic guitar
banjo

[phil]

Acoustic Guitar (Galveston)
Electric Guitar (Fender Mustang)
Drum Machine (Yamaha X-11)
Accordion (some kind of student model, only has 12 bass buttons)
An array of cheap keyboards
Some weird electric air organ my dad got at a yard sale
Miscellaneous shaker-like percussion things (mostly homemade)
A crusty old harmonica that I refuse to ever put near my mouth again, and keep on wondering why I haven't thrown it away
A small acoustic guitar (designed for kids) *not a ukelele*


the list of instruments I'd *like* to have is ten miles long.

[Christophe dininski]

An old banged up electric
beautiful larivee acoustic guitar
Air organ
harmonica
cheap casio
an old pot
a pasta strainer
two paddle pop sticks
audio tech multi effects peddle

[pomaceous]

Originally posted by patman?
Can I just ask you where the hell you all get theremins from?

you can get them from www.thereminworld.com (http://www.thereminworld.com)

Instruments owned:

musical saw, rain stick, & classical guitar.

[Edited on 11-7-2005 by pomaceous]

[Pål]

A mexico telecaster, Epiphone 335 Dot, a seagull acoustic guitar, 2 melodicas, a tambourine, a kazoo and a toy harmonica. Plus I have this old russian string instrument which I can't seem to get in tune or find new strings to put on.

[JoeJustJoe]

84 Black Les Paul Studio
69 Reissue Thinline Telecaster
Danelectro DC 3
Danelectro Mod 6
Danelctro DC 12 String
Danelectro 6 String Bass
Jerry Jones Baby Sitar
Epiphone Baritone
Ibanez Jet King 1
Ibanez Jet King 2
Takamine F-350
Martin J-15
Ibanez 12 String Accoustic
Cheap Applause Accoustic Bass
Epiphone Mandolin
Banjo
Bouzouki
Moog Etherwave Theremin
Electro-Hamonix P.O.G., Pulsar, Worm, Q-tron, Dr. Q, Bass Balls.
3 Cheap Casio keyboards
Harmonicas
Talking or Drunken Drums
Bongos
Tambourines
Egg Shakers
To many Stomp Boxes
Fender Super 60 Amp
Vox 50 Watt Valvetronix
Marshall MG30DFX
Korg PRX4 to Record
A bad ebay habit

[Edited on 11-7-2005 by JoeJustJoe]

[Edited on 11-7-2005 by JoeJustJoe]

[Pål]

Wow. You must be rich.

[laughtagravity]

Pedal steel, 2) electric guitars, acoustic guitar, 12 string, 4) electric basses, banjo, bazokee, mandolin, dulcimer, violin, cello, Autoharp, acordian, c major harp, sitar, theremin, crappy Casio (getting a moog ms2000 soon), harmonicas, jaw harp, bodhran, Norma drum kit.
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Current wishes.
Xylophone/vibraphone, assortment of brass and woodwind, chapmen stick

[icarus]

Casio Rapman

[opopopo]

Originally posted by GrossDaddy57
Originally posted by opopopo
Ah yes GrossDaddy, "GOD Given Vocal folds," the instrument I am doubtlessly worst at. However, I am soon taking singing lessons. Traaaa la la and such.

Singin' is wonderful; I do it all the time!!!

When you do go for lessons, ask your instructor to incorporate solfeggio (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do, an octave) into your training. Solfege, was designed for the singer as the phrases end in vowels. Vowels are what a singer should sing on when singing a word. The word carries and sounds better when sung that way. What makes Solfege really neato are these:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/GrossDaddy57/handsigns.gif

Hand signals! Furthur: there is a chromatic scale too. Do Di Re Ri Mi Fa Fi Sol Si La Li Ti Do (ascending) and Do Ti Te La Le Sol Se Fa Mi Me Re Ra Do (descending). To Sign a Sharp (#) or Flat (b) note simply use the right hand for the Major 7 signs and the left hand pointing up or down. For example, Di is signed with the right hand Do. The left hand points up at the same time indicating that the note is sharped.

It is tricky at first to sing and hand sign a note at the same time (especially using the chromatic scale), but with practice a singer will develop a strong sense of tonal memory, which to me, is one of the most important aspects to singing and music in general.

Please keep in touch (via, threads, U2U, e-mail) during your singing adventures. I am interested in reading how you enjoy and progress.




Fare Thee Well,

DRG 4 (487)

P.S. I know that I gave you quite a bit of information. It took me two to three years (given in snippets during choir) to learn and explain all of that. Still, if you really want to boil your noodle, I find it ironic that Mi is pronounced Me. Me (flat Mi) is pronounced May. Yea…….Welll………uhmmmmm………I’m going to go now.



GrossDaddy57…………over and out____________

Ah Grossdaddy, you never cease to amaze me with the delightful lengths of your posts. I'm getting the lessons from my best friend's mom in return for tutoring her little sister in math. They're such a neat family. Both the parents have music degrees, my friend is currently working on her music degree, and the list of musical instruments in their house would probably even outdo the length of your average post.

I recall learning a bit about Do Re Mi stuff in elementary school, but I shall definintely make sure I get a refresher. Thanks for sharing your wisdom! I will keep you updated.

[Zachy]

Man, I thought I was cool with a melodica and a saw...

Trumpets
Glock
Melodica
Hardware-Store-Bought Musical Saw
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Claves (I hate these)
One Marocca

[JoeJustJoe]

Not even close to rich...Just an accumulator. I never sell anything. Most of the guitars are cheap. Especially the Danos and Ibanez'. Ebay and garage sales/swap meets are great places to score oddball instruments.

[YK]

Fender Jaguar '93 candy apple red
Richwood telecaster clone
Yamaha stratocaster clone
Unidentified 70ies strat copy
Cheap acoustic guitar

oh, and my amp's a Fender FM212R