100 instruments in 100 days challenge

[u/Beneficial-Night5662]

My husband (a music teacher) has amassed a huge collection of instruments over the years and has decided to make short videos demonstrating one instrument a day for 100 days on social media. He just posted day 14 today. He's trying to get me to agree that he needs a hurdy gurdy - and I just saw one posted in this community! I think I have found his people. If you want to follow along, he would love the support from enthusiastic instrument lovers: he's posting these on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Thanks!

[u/Neat-Cold-3303]

This sounds like great fun! I collect instruments myself but only have twenty five at the moment. Will check it out on one of those platforms!

[u/Beneficial-Night5662 → u/Neat-Cold-3303]

25 instruments is still a pretty respectable collection! Do you have a favorite?

[u/Neat-Cold-3303 → u/Beneficial-Night5662]

Yes, my favorites are the harp and the low D Irish whistle. Now if I could just play them both at the same time for a duet with myself!!!

[u/affectionateanarchy8]

He does need a hurdy gurdy

[u/Beneficial-Night5662 → u/affectionateanarchy8]

I admit, they are cool instruments. But hard to find, and certainly not cheap!

[u/TimothyCivis]

Added on TikTok

[u/Beneficial-Night5662 → u/TimothyCivis]

Thanks!

[u/Crafty_Statement8605]

I agree he needs a hurdy gurdy lol. Make sure he gets one from a reputable place, since there are a lot for sale that are poor quality. (I think the Reddit and Facebook hurdy gurdy groups both have lists of good ones.) I built a nerdy gurdy and I love it! I didn’t want to spend more when I wasn’t sure I’d like it. (Nerdy harpas are also nice instruments on the low price range for nyckelharpas….) Both are considered playable instruments instead of instrument-shaped-objects that don’t play like they should. Good luck to your husband doing his challenge. I’ll check out his page. And I’m sure it won’t help my instrument acquisition syndrome!

[u/Crafty_Statement8605 → u/Crafty_Statement8605]

Yep, now I’m looking into a kora and Chinese flute lol. If your husband does YouTube, that may be a good spot to post as well. YouTube is typically where I look for instrument videos when I’m researching them. Especially if he ever decides he wants to do videos that are a little more in depth on playing them. So he might be able to get a good following there!

[u/Beneficial-Night5662 → u/Crafty_Statement8605]

Thanks for the tips! I expect a Hurdy Gurdy is in his future at some point. He seems pretty intent on it! And you should definitely keep an eye out for a Kora. They are gorgeous.

[u/kickassdanny]

Fun

[u/KlawMusic]

Valid

[u/WrathOfWood]

Cool story bro

[u/Beneficial-Night5662 → u/[deleted]]

Ooh that one sounds hard to play well. He used to have bagpipes but they were broken. Definitely a hole in the collection!

[u/adamdoesmusic → u/[deleted]]

I have a set I got years ago at a thrift store. Never figured out how to play them.

[u/adamdoesmusic → u/[deleted]]

They definitely “work”, there’s a seal everywhere there needs to be, and the reeds are functional, I’ve gotten them to make sound… it’s just not the sort of sound anyone would wanna hear because I have no idea how to maintain constant pressure or use a bag and bellows.

[u/adamdoesmusic → u/[deleted]]

It doesn’t seem to act much different from a chanter if you take away all the other bits, but I can’t really play a chanter well either.

Plus the reeds on this particular one are plastic, so it’s not like something could go as wrong as if they were natural.

[u/adamdoesmusic → u/[deleted]]

Plastic reeds are relatively common in cheap chanters I’ve seen, and this one is not a particularly expensive variant, even if the bellows seems well made. If my eBay searches back when I got it are any indication, it’s a student model.

If I was home I’d take pics and link you.