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When I was playing in a band and we were doing lots of gigs, I'd change my strings every month. Now that I just play at church and some bluegrass festivals every now and then, I'll go a whole year or until they start sounding a little off. Believe it or not, strings are just as big a thing with fiddle/violin players as it is with guitar players. I've tried several different brands and ended up with D'addario Helicore heavies on my G, D and A string and a gold Pirastro Evah Pirazzi E string. I've found this to be the best combination on my particular fiddle. The only downside to strings on fiddles and is that you can buy a LOT of guitar strings for what one set of our strings cost!! A set of Evah Pirazzi Gold strings costs over $100!!
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I can’t see doing that now at this stage of the game but I always wanted to play drums but never did.
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I suppose I was lucky that my parents had me start piano lessons when I was about 9. Stopped them when I was 13 or so when I picked up the guitar (an old Stella I bought from my brother for $15). Well, between acoustic and electric guitars, a little on the drums set, Native American Flutes, harmonica, ukulele, and the Irish bodhran I've gained some experience. The instrument that has helped the most has been the piano. It teaches you to read music and that is an invaluable asset when trying try to learn the others. I hope all that helps as I start to learn the banjo....at 69. Pray for me. lol
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The harp. Sounds dreamy and totally zen.
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I didn't think so either, but I started learning at 55 and I am having a blast learning and playing. If you have dexterity to play guitar, you can drum.
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Pedal steel and sax for me.
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I had always heard that the fiddle/violin was the hardest instrument to learn UNTIL I sat down at our steel players rig one night with 4 pedals and 7 knee levers and I felt like I had sat down in the space shuttle cockpit! I wouldn't have a clue how to play one of those.
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I've just taken a year of lessons on piano, I recommend it to anyone. I'd hoped that 30+ years of guitar playing might ease the transition, but it still requires real work to get it right. Ok. What I'd like to learn at this point is harmonica, for much the same reason as I first picked up a guitar, it's mobile and can be played with many different genres of music. It's a great icebreaker and if done well, a pleasure to hear. Love me some mountain music.
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Piano.
And violin. And drums. And trumpet. And cello. And the list goes on.
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