<p>okay I play the violin, and I love hearing about what kinds of violins other pepole have, how old they are, what they look like etc. I used to have a piece of cr*p factory made violin (lol), but recently my parents got me a German one from 1872 - it was crafted by Mathias Hornsteiner, and plays like a beaute.
Anyone else have a lucky, cool, or favorite instrument?</p>
<p>I play violin, and I've had my full size since I was in fourth grade, Andreas Eastman. It's not too bad, but I'm glad I'm upgrading soon.</p>
<p>My friend has a violin from 1904 Carl Becker (7/8). I'm pretty sure it's from 1904, but my memory is a bit sketchy as to who made it. It sounds amazing, but then again, she's an amazing player.</p>
<p>the thing i love about violins is that they have so much history, like when i'm playing, i get creeped out to think that more than a hundred years ago, my violin was around...</p>
<p>I play the drums. I have a Yahama Stage Custom Advantage. I've been playing since fourth grade (I'm a rising senior), and in eigth grade I got a perfect score (100) on the highest level (VI) of my state's music achievement assessment (it's called NYSSMA for you New Yorkers).</p>
<p>With drums you'd typically prefer NEW drums, as they do not get better with time; in fact, a $4,000 drum set from 2005 would absolutely DESTROY a $4,000 drum set from say, 1932, or 1967, or 1983 or even 1998.</p>
<p>ahhh, nyssma. I did that once in middle school. I remember getting the highest mark, but it wasn't a number. I believe they gave me an O for outstanding. Lol, I hope I wasn't in the 'special' kid section.</p>
<p>I'm a tenor sax player. I've been playing for 6 years (rising senior). This year, I made 1st tenor in the Colorado all-state jazz band.</p>
<p>If anyone cares, I play a Yanagisawa T9930 sax (for all you laypeople, it's their top-of-the line horn, and it's made of solid silver).</p>
<p>well...i play the piano, and i've been playing since first grade..(i'm a junior now...)</p>
<p>I play the cello, but I've only been playing 6 years.</p>
<p>what make is your cello?</p>
<p>filmxoxo17, the lower levels (1-4) of nyssma are judged on a scale of 1-28 (if i remember correctly), with certain number ranges corresponding to a letter. an 'O' would be, say, (and i'm not 100% certain i'm remembering this correctly...) 25-28. however, once you do a level 5 or 6 solo, it's on a scale of 1-100, with a number grade given, not a letter.</p>
<p>i play a crappy baldwin piano..i hate it...but nice pianos are soo expensive</p>
<p>Woot woot euphoniums! I have a Yamaha YEP-321, and I love it. It's not the best for range, and some of the fingerings get a little screwy up high, but it gets great tone, so it makes scales and such a piece of cake. And if you know what I'm talking about, then you win.</p>
<p>Gasp, the euphonium! That thing scares me on the Music Theory AP tests... But anyway, I play piano now, but I used to also play clarinet, but my parents wanted me to play piano instead... I used to sing as well, but my voice turned out rather bad after puberty, so I stopped... I still have my piano, but it needs tuning...</p>
<p>trumpeta thing</p>
<p>I've played the piano for 9 year now. I'm lucky to be able to own (and fit) a concert grand piano in my house (Petrof, if anyone cares.)</p>
<p>I also played the flute, alto flute, and oboe at one point or another in my school band, but I don't own any of those intruments.</p>
<p>i play the piano.. i have a baby grand but no clue what kind... my main instrument is flute so i have 3 of those and 2 piccolos (my favorite flute is a handmade haynes). i also have 2 lyon & healy 85CG harps... and a bunch of other instruments that i don't play.</p>
<p>I have a baby grand Kawai. It's a very decent piano, and fairly nice too. The keys don't repeat very well, but the soundboard is great, and the range of dynamics towards the soft end is decent, even without the soft pedal. Overall, it's a nice piano.</p>
<p>However, the piano I am obsessed about is my instructor's baby grand Steinway. If I can ever afford one, I will definitely get a Steinway. That brand name is the best brand piano out there. Period. That is a fact. No other brand pianos' value actually appreciates as time goes on (ie my instructor bought his Steinway 10 years ago for 25,000 and now it's worth around 65,000 which is easily way past the rate of inflation).</p>
<p>If you can afford it, GET A STEINWAY!!!</p>
<p>By the way, a note to Baldwin owners: There was a period of time when Baldwin went bankrupt. During that time, the pianos they pumped out were total crap. If you have a Baldwin that's crap as Harry3734 said, it probably came from that time. Otherwise, Baldwins are also high-calibur pianos.</p>
<p>Another good brand is Yamaha, and another top-caliber brand is the Boston.</p>
<p>I have a patricola oboe, which is very nice. Most people prefer the Loree but I like how Patricola's sound. Plus, the italians are so nice.</p>
<p>We also have a Everett piano. It's form my mom's side of the family</p>
<p>Yeah, I love how old violins have history. Mines almost ten years old, and there's so many scratches already. I didn't take very good care of it when I was in elementary school. It's kind of creepy thinking about how many people have touched it, cried while practicing, coughed on it, etc. </p>
<p>My mom has a Steinway grand piano, size L (B was too small to fit into our old living room with our other piano) and a Yamaha upright.</p>
<p>It's so weird because string instruments, usually the older they are the richer the sound. But everything else the newer the better.</p>
<p>Piano and guitar, and I've tried voice lately, I'm getting okay at it.</p>