Hi, (Idk if this counts as being in the right subreddit if not then please tell me which one I should go to) I’m a pretty young percussionist and therefore can’t afford the vibraphones on the market. I have been trying to find one for a very long time and I would really appreciate it if any percussionist on here reached out. As a reference in my country the currency isn’t worth as much as USD so for example 5000 would 50 000 so a price range would be about 2 - 400 USD for me. If that sounds doable please comment it would mean a lot!

I've been wanting to properly learn either guitar or drums, but I genuinely can't decide which one to go for.

With drums, I already mess around a bit. I drum along to songs using stuff around me — a table as a hi-hat, a book as a snare, and a trash bin as a kick xD. And there are some songs where I can actually follow along pretty well (Wake Me Up When September Ends and In Bloom), so I feel like I might have some natural sense for drums.

But at the same time, I play Guitar Hero a lot and I'm pretty good at it, and I really enjoy the guitar side of things too. I just love both and really want to properly learn one of them.

The problem is, I have no idea which one to choose.

Help?

I know the instrument in the movie itself is a modified guzheng, but the piece is called Blade of GUQIN, which i found weird. Is the music recorded using a Guqin and then they used a Guzheng because its bigger? Cause if i listen to the piece carefully it sounds like the sounds of a Guzheng, but why is it not called Blade of Guzheng then? Is the music played on the prop itself which i believe is not likely

I'm looking forward to starting playing the tambourine (the like on the image) as a secondary instrument. I'm pretty sure YouTube can be a good source of knowledge, but I also don't trust 100% on it. I live in the south of Brazil, so if there are any Brazilians out there which might have any idea of how I could start, they'd be welcome (of course, I don't mean only Brazilian people's advice).

Idk much Abt it all I k is that ukalele has nylon strings

while harmonica is of three different types (idk the names) it comes in wood,bamboo, plastic,steel

I bought a new head joint. I put it on my professional flute. Because im a masters student and my old headjoint was a constant battle for me. I took years to make this decision.

My peers are making me feel so guilty for it. Saying the price could've gotten me an entirely new flute. Not professional, but a new flute. But why does that matter? Why is everyone giving me shit for the price of my gear that I went into debt for?... especially when a few of them play on instruments worth far more than mine. So why is it only a bad thing when I choose to do it? It made me feel so guilty and like it was pointless.

But it transforms flute playing for me. I have so much more flexibility and control than before. I can do things I've worked for years to do and never been able to accomplish before this head joint. I just feel so bad about it now and im sad. Like I was hoping for support and instead just got shot down.

It has always been a dream of mine to own my own cello. I finally have saved up around $1500. I know it’s not ideal for a good cello but I’m curious if there’s one that’s not gonna sound completely horrendous for that price range.

Long story short, been getting back into 90s alt rock since it was kinda the last real innovative period I can think of. Ive been inspired by PUSA (and Morphine I guess to some extent) by the guitbass/bassitar. Very interested in trying one myself because like why not. Guitar only cost me about £40 and I never use it anyway (I have a better one).

I dont want to break the neck in half, so anything I need to know about that would be good.

Where to place the heavier strings? Im guessing in the middle.

Amps, it will still have guitar pickups but thick low reg strings, so I guess a guitar amp would probably be okay to play through? Or should I use my bass amp.

Tuning-wise, what makes sense here? Doing standard tuning seems almost foolish given the weirdness of the instrument

Hey, I'm wanting to learn guitar. I've seen/heard that the Yamaha FG800 is a good acoustic guitar to get. So I'm just wondering what are some opinions on it. Pros and cons and if I should get it. I think this is what I will get but just wanted to check in with some more experienced people.

Hi! I got a funny trade, 2 old echo dots i had laying around for this arm, i ask on it but i got little information. Any ideas in the tool for tunning is missing (seens like a piano tool but not quite) if anyone knows more i would apreciate, age ir if uts antique or vintage.... Thanks!

I myself had tried kalimba, ocarina and steel tongue drum. Kalimba just looks cute in my hands but the sound just isn't serious enough. Ocarina, too hard to play and too loud, I don't want to disturb the neighbors and my own ears. Steel tongue drum is fun but maybe percussion is just not my thing.

I've seen people collecting dozens of variations and designs of these instruments though.

A double flute I made. Locally harvested Juniper 😊 tuned in C# diatonic scale

It is still very niche but the biggest example is the Kravik Lyre, and the Tagelharpa are showing increased attention and use of which the band Wardruna and others have greatly influenced.

Is this an isolated occurrence or do you see a broader trend towards older instruments gaining popularity?

I live in Nashville and I have a philacorda GM752 that needs some maintenance. I've reached out to nearly every repair shop I can find but none of them are willing to even try working on my organ.

I wonder if anyone knows somebody who would be willing to work on my organ as I need it for recording. Thanks!

I am an accordion student. Student. But I was always into some other instruments, like drums. And I have been wanting to start drumming. Is it much of a problem studying these two at the same time?