Semi OT Poll - How many instruments can you play?

[Jayhawk]

OK - Time for a little pole here. How many instruments do you play? My definition of play here is how many are you able to pick up today and still play a few tunes on - maybe not at master level, but with a few weeks practice you'd be decent.

Then, along with voting, put a list of the instruments you play in a message. Let's not count different keys of whistles or styles of flute for example as different instruments though.

Here's my short list:

Flute (Irish & baroque) - My main instrument.
Whistle
Guitar
Mandolin

What I'm not counting are the piano (it's been 15 years since I played anything) or saxophone (nearly 20! - argh, I'm getting old).

So, what do you all play?

Eric

PS - Poll results could lead me to convince my spouse that I'm not nuts to buy a tenor banjo...

[brianormond]

In order of competency-decent on the first two, middling on the third and making humbling ventures into musicality on the last two. -Have to admit nobody actually requests the banjo-they just let on afterward it wasn't quite as bad as they feared it would be.

Guitar
5-string Banjo
Mandolin
Flute
Whistle

[happyturkeyman]

That question determines greatly on your definition of "play." By a tighter definition, I can play 4. Loosely, 7.

Flute, Whistle, Trumpet, Sax

Piano, Harmonica, Violin

[jkrazy52]

Interesting poll, Jayhawk! I picked 4-5, because that's the number I don't totally embarrass myself with if I play where it can be heard.

My list, from first learned ... (not counting spoons )
Clarinet
Piano
Trombone
Baritone (doubt I can still play this well)
Baritone Uke (chords only)
Whistle
Flute and Fife in 'almost bearable' stage

Anyone has a harp they want to find a good home for -- I'll pay postage. Always willing to learn more, musically speaking.
~Judy

[TXwhistle]

piano
guitar
whistle
recorder
flute
oboe
saxophone

[Steve Pribyl]

In order of competency:

Flute
Whistle
Tenor Banjo
Mandolin
Uilleann Pipes
Cittern

[Wombat]

guitars
keyboards
mandolin
bouzouki
concertina
whistles
bass
harmonica
melodica

I'm a beginner on flute and used to play saxophones.

I can't really click on any of the options you gave me.

[amar]

i play the whistle. sort of.

[Bill Reeder]

Uilleann pipes
Scottish smallpipes
Northumbrian smallpipes
fiddle
flute
whistle
guitar
mandolin
5 string banjo
bass

Most of these are gathering dust since I started playing Uilleann pipes. Sometimes it just takes a while to find just the right instrument.

[jbarter]

Whistle
Anglo Concertina
Bass Guitar

[Joseph E. Smith]

I play quite a few instruments, among which are:

fiddle
guitar
mandolin
bass
piano
pipe organ
cello
Great Highland Bagpipe
Uilleann Bagpipe
whistles
flute
fife
didgeridoo
tenor banjo
bodhran
trap set (the drums)

...there are more, but these are the ones I like best.

[brewerpaul]

OK - Time for a little pole here.

I'm part Polish, and pretty short: do I qualify?

Seriously, I play the following to some extent...

Whistle (duh!)
Recorder (Sopranino down through Bass)
Mandolin
Irish and Modern flute
Guitar
Bones
Fiddle (but you might not want to listen to me...)
Piano
Clavichord (built from a kit)
Hammered Dulcimer (newbie)
Tenor Banjo

I think there are one or two more batting around, but I can't recall them at the moment.

[Jayhawk]

Keep 'em coming folks! This is fun.

Wombat and CO. (you multi-multi instramentalists) - I entered a pole option for 8+, but I guess I exceeded the number of pole answers allowed...feel free to select 6-7 and I'll assume it's a 6+ category.

Eric

[lixnaw]

wow you must all be f***ing brilliant players to manage that many instruments

i'm glad i can learn my tunes by ear on the whistle and for the last three weeks i'm learning on the button box aswell. i practice many hours a day, but i don't have the lives of a cat, so i better stick with whistling and button boxing! i just want to learn as many tunes as i can and enjoy it.

[burnsbyrne]

Guitar and whistle, neither of them very well right now.
Mike