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I've always wanted to learn the violin since it goes well with the piano but there's no way to practice quiet.

I want to play the accordian. I just don't want to pay for an accordian.

Cello, because cellos sound freakin awesome.

There are precisely two instruments on this world I would try to learn:

• the bag pipes

Because, to my knowledge, it it the most annoying instrument known to humanity. It's loud, it's screechy, it's haunting, it's everything hateful in a music instrument and yet it is so damn epic sounding.

• the hurdy gurdy

Silly sounding name for an instrument capable of sending shivers down your spine.

It is also ridiculously cumbersome and unless you know what it is, the basic reaction to it is wondering if a piano, an accordion and a jack-in-the-box had a threesome and nature decided to create the musical instrument equivalent of the platypus.

I like this instrument so much I created a character for a story that is a necromancer bard, that conveys spells through the music of the hurdy gurdy.

Bagpipes, they are the most beautiful sound to me and the most horrific to everyone else! Also a hurdy gurdy, because it is a interesting sound and I could probably make one and will hopefully do so when I have the time

the keytar

Cello. I really think there is no greater instrument (maybe the church organ). It has such a range, from quick and frantic to dark and brooding. Forreference, check out anything composed by Gabriel Saban.

B a n j o !

Have always wanted to be able to play the cello, whose sound simply resonates with me.

I've always wanted to pick up the guitar.

I have played, in the distant past, at various levels of ability: trumpet, baritone, French Horn, trombone, piano

Bagpipes

Drums. It seems they're really hard to learn, thought.

Midi keyboard because

1. Its versatile
2. Requires less maintenance, at least less than acoustic guitar

An upright bass, because they are such a vibe.

Piano. I actually can play it a bit but I'd need 10000 more hours and space and time and motivation to do that. I wish I could just sit down and play, without disturbing the neighbors or limiting my living space or cutting down on my other hobbies. But piano is really nice. I guess I'll stick to listening to it.

Mediocre bassoonist here.

I really like folk instruments. I've been working on learning accordion, but I've put it down for a while. I'm going to make serious study a goal in 2024. Although I don't know what I'd do with it!

I'd like to learn to play to play the hurdy-gurdy or one it's relatives, the Balalaika , any fipple, or any of the hammered dulcimers.

In practicality, I should be a better keyboardist though

Anything. I absolutely love music and the thought of being able to make it myself has always been a dream of mine. However, I can't hold a beat to save my life. I've tried playing the piano, guitar, trumpet, and baritone at stages of my life, never with any success. I can't even play Guitar Hero past medium difficulty.

I have a deep love for Halloween season. I always wanted to get a waterphone. They are just a little to expensive for something that would 100% be a novelty.

I’d love to learn the sax, my trumpet skills are not as romantic as teenage me had hoped

Piano. I can play most wind based instruments to some degree, but I can’t get the hand separation needed for piano

Harmonica. You can carry it anywhere and bust a jam anywhere.

As an adult, I thought of learning the bagpipes. Just to annoy the neighbors.

My childhood dream was playing the organ. But anything like that was financially far out of reach back then.

Guitar.

Bouzouki, because I'll be pretty ashamed of my purchase if I don't

There are two instruments that I would like to learn.

1. Drums: so I can take out some of the anger and frustration and make it into a melody.

2. Bass guitar: I have always liked how they sound and when I played any Guitar Hero or similar games, I always played the bass. I could imagine laying in bed and playing a melancholic tune until the sadness goes away. Or just play whatever fits my mood at the moment.

I have also thought that violins look and sound interesting, but they seem pretty complicated to play.

I guess piano, because I got a free piano off the streets. I could look up videos and lessons, but I'm kind of self conscious about practicing on a real whole god damn piano in an apartment building with neighbors in every direction. I also just don't like to make a lot of noise. I should price an electronic keyboard I can pair with Bluetooth headphones to practice in perfect silence and privacy sometimes.

I'd love to learn the harp, it's such a beautiful instrument. I gotta get back in practice on my drums first though

Piano! I like the way they sound. Other instruments, up close kind of irritate me. I don't really enjoy listening to someone play the guitar or the violin. Fuck the violin.

Any of them. I love music and I've always wanted to play but never had the time, place, or money.

"closed hole" flute: I have a tendency to pick up loud and obnoxious instruments. trumpet. diatonic harmonica. penny whistle. it would be cool to have a genuinely soft instrument. also, having skills that would transfer to piccolo:D

That Japanese guitar thing with the giant tuners

Edit: shamisen

I'd love to play the guitar or piano :)

Drums. I can play a basic beat but i would love to learn to play properly. Plus my band needs a drummer.

I already know how to play the guitar, only if I have a chord chart for the songs. I can't play by ear which is what I really want.