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This is a much better view of my lair.  I'm learning to play my beautiful bass guitar, only been a few months so I'm pretty hopeless, but getting better.  Not expecting miracles. 

Do not give up learning the bass.  I wish I could play an instrument

A long time ago I tried to learn the guitar but gave up as I was truly useless.

Later I tried to learn the penny whistle but had to stop because every time I started practising my cats began crying and howling.

Later still I tried to learn the harmonica and managed to get as far as a recognisable (but not very good) Jingle Bells. I am considering trying again with the harmonica.

Do not give up learning the bass.  I wish I could play an instrument

A long time ago I tried to learn the guitar but gave up as I was truly useless.

Later I tried to learn the penny whistle but had to stop because every time I started practising my cats began crying and howling.

Later still I tried to learn the harmonica and managed to get as far as a recognisable (but not very good) Jingle Bells. I am considering trying again with the harmonica.

I know....I was just being silly...

Yes yes of course I remember Lino we had some down ..  I did wonder if that's what you meant but taking things literally! The piano thing was a pianola I think. But the linoleum just sounded like it should be an instrument! And it sounds like harmonium!! 

I tried the guitar in my 20's got some tunes going but eventually I gave my guitar to my niece she didn't keep it up either. I bought a recorder to help tune the guitar and because we were taught at primary school and My sister bought me a mouth organ but the recorder and mouth organ just sitting in their boxes on the get round to it list. But there are other musicians in the family mainly piano and viola 

It's a joke!  Linoleum - lino.  I used to play on the lino.  Don't tell me I'm the only one who remembers what that is

What sound does a linoleum make when you play it?

Is that the piano you put music scrolls, then pedal and steel reads the notches of the scroll and it plays the piano? My godmother had one of those. My sister and I thought it was magic. 

When I was a kid, I used to play on the linoleum...

Spotty Tortoise said:

Impressed with the harmonica, can't imagine how you'd know where you are!

To begin with I used my tongue to count the holes but that hurt and I later found out it is considered a bad habit. Once I stopped using my tongue I found the holes through trail and error and the more I practised the fewer errors I made.

It also helps to remember that your head should stay still and the harmonica should move.

Well I hope that means we'll see you more often....

i miss you Spotty when you're not about,....don't get lost in the carpet!! Lol

take care and glad the day has been positive...I've certainly enjoyed it...and Former Member  has lots  of thread updates to catch up with ...,

Or maybe Bauhaus, 'Bella Lugosi's Dead', fantastic bassline, or some Cure... Definitely this place has cheered me up today, thanks all

jacqueline du pre...Elgar.....

Bach good too...

you do the low notes....And I hope you days has given you the high notes as welll

Yes, me too but I don't think that was a realistic option, I dream of being able to play Bach's cello concertos one day but not sure if it's even possible on a bass. Anyway, I love the low notes.

Well done for playing the piano, as I'm trying to learn the theory side too I can see the attraction of a keyboard as it's easier to see what's going on.  Think I'll stick with the bass notes for now though (when I can find them).

I've got the legs for it!

Always wanted to play the cello.....

I'm not going to give up Caretwo, I practise most days and there's perceptible improvement but I know that realistically it'll take years rather than weeks to get very far.  Impressed with the harmonica, can't imagine how you'd know where you are!

I chose bass because I love the low notes and four strings are easier to start getting your head around, and because bass players usually lurk in the background, not that I plan on playing in public :)

You're not meant to play them backwards....maybe that is where you are going wrong.... hehe...

I took up the piano when I was 19.  Almost 40 years later, I'm still crap.  I just don't have a natural ability.  I have to work hard.  Even so, I have pieces that I've played hundreds of times and know backwards - but I still make mistakes. 

I've heard the difference between a professional and an amateur is... and amateur practices until they get it right, a professional practices until they can't get it wrong.

I tried the guitar for years, but was hopeless.  Piano is easier than guitar.

Never give up...never surrender..no matter how much the cats curse you!