Hey, I've heard some pretty amazing ukeleles...

My wife played a flute in high school. Wanted to play cello, but they only had a VW. Now plays the tin whistle in our celtic band. Highly transportable. I mostly play electric bass, and with amp. a lot to pack. Have done some mandolin, probably the smallest for me.

I played uke and tin whistle for about a minute each, @Buddha and @Or-Humanist. I'd still be playing whistle if the mouthpiece hadn't broken. I love that sound! I have a huge D whistle that I can't play because my fingers are too small. The uke I gave to some dipshit I dated for about a minute several years ago.

...not a clarinet.. That had been my ‘parent’s choice’ for me - then stuck next to the two girls (doing their best to) play violins on our grade school stage. Between my reed-splitting shrill notes (I think they’re plastic now) ..and their screetchy whinny

@silvereyes
And so many songs you can play with 3 or 4 choreds. I bought one, but don't put enough time into it.
Try "Don't worry, be happy"
Great use song... lol

@silvereyes they are wildly fascinating to me.

I would stop obsessing over music if I could play an instrument. Yes, yes, we're talking about finding a hobby. At these words, many musicians break into a cold sweat and a nervous tic because they devote themselves to music, constantly rehearsing and performing at concerts. Naturally, it takes the lion's share of time, so it's easy to go somewhere with this kind of advice... I would risk opening a store and helping people with some instrument repair parts. Here [evergreenviolin.com] I found something cool for me, but for now, I play the cello. So it's hard to imagine myself as a businessman who sells strings.

great question.

I’m a master at the kazoo.

Winner. Two times.

The harp is an amazing instrument but rather expensive (to insure) as they tend to explode over time. We had a guest harpist play with our orchestra years ago and she was amazing. The most memorable (as in make everyone in the room silent) instrument I can recall is the English Horn in the hands of a master.

Jeff Chimenti?

@BenPike I have not really gotten much into Dead and Co. so I heven't really listened to him. I have read that he was influenced by a lot of ECM recirds stuff which would be a big bonus in my book.

Start when you're four, then you've got a shot. It's one of the hardest.

So you're sayin' there's a chance.

I think about my 3 wishes if I were to stumble across a genie lamp. One would be able to strum out any song I ever heard on an acoustic guitar! So envious of these people with natural musical abilities! I can barely clap in rhythm!
My mom put us girls through piano classes for years with her aunt. She never could figure out why we never learned a thing. I'll tell ya why! Aunt Verna was a pill-popper and the second my ma was out the door, she suck down a few "aspirin" and then slump over babbling incoherently for the next hour! Ha! Another favorite childhood memory!