What instruments do you dislike ?

[shyamwestwind]

Hi Everyone
I'm sure many of us loathe or atleast dislike some musical instruments. It would be interesting to know your "hates' and the resons for feeling so.
I personally dislike the violin and except for a very few songs like "The Devil Came down from Georgia", and a few pieces from Vanessa Mae I think I get irritated within, when I hear someone play classical vioin.. Call it a fiddle and I might not be so arrogant in my views.
Yes, I did hear a few learning to play the violin and believe me .. my teeth chattered, my eyes squinted and my ears twitched. Brrrrrr......Grrrrrrrrr !!!

[Emerald Midi]

For me it has to be the bagpipes. I appreciate these can produce great sounds, especially when a real good player does songs like - Amazing Grace - but at other time they can sound terrible

[Tubbs]

You are not gonna like me for this Shyam, ;D i think it's classed as an Indian instrument?...the Sitar...however well played it is it always sounds out of tune to me.

[geraint]

I totally agree with Pat, must be the worst instrument ever invented, I recon it was just a cruel joke.

[doricvision]

Yep even tho I'm a Scotsman ,I also only like the bagpipes in short short doses and classical violin I find tedious but I do like certain 'fiddle' tunes if not necessarally the actual instrument itself. As regards the sitar I am fondly partial to that instrument , but for me the biggest instrumental turn-offs have to be the tuba and its close associate the French horn.
Regards Bigmike

[weegeo]

Another good topic Shyam lol the instrument that drives me nuts is most definately the violin i fondly remember my daughter going to lessons and coming home to practise,when she started it was like a cat being strangled lol i put up with this for 9 years she teaches violin now but i still hear that flippin strangled cat sound everytime i hear a violin played lol


weegeo-------------- driven back to the corner by the strangled cat lol

[Emerald Midi]

Feb 25, 2009 18:59:20 GMT Tubbs said:

You are not gonna like me for this Shyam, ;D i think it's classed as an Indian instrument?...the Sitar...however well played it is it always sounds out of tune to me.

One of the Beatles became quite an expert on this fine Indian instrument

[Tubbs]

Oh dear.....it would appear we have a forum full of Sitar lovers!! ;D



Tubbs.......hiding in the corner behind weegeo's strangled cat!! ;D

[JohnG]

Hmmm! Interesting topic.

Actually I love the violin, when it is played in tune. But how often do we hear that?
Children practising at home ... Ouch! School orchestras ... multi ouch! SCREEEEEECH!

But doesn't that hold true for so many instruments?
The sitar does often sound out of tune to our western ears because the Indian system allows quarter tones.

Bagpipes ... my Dad used to say "they sound fine from a distance, the further away the better!"

Doesn't it depend upon who is playing and whether you appreciate that musical genre?
The clarinet and flute sometimes have the ability to grate on my nerves ie. set my teeth on edge.

My 2d worth.
JohnG.

[ziggy]

I agree with John, surely any instrument is worth a listen, if it's played well.
As for the sitar, I love the sound, I'm quite partial to a bit of Indian music.
Here's one you can check out for yourselves - a couple of weeks ago I was watching my DVD of the Concert For Bangladesh, organised by George Harrison at the request of Ravi Shankar. Ravi opened proceedings, almost apologetically saying something like, "we know you want to see the rock stars, but please bear with us whilst we play", what followed in the next 2 minutes received rapturous applause, after which Ravi said, "thank you, if you enjoyed the tuning up so much, we hope you will enjoy the music, too"

[Emerald Midi]

Feb 26, 2009 16:56:44 GMT ziggy said:

.....Here's one you can check out for yourselves - a couple of weeks ago I was watching my DVD of the Concert For Bangladesh, organised by George Harrison at the request of Ravi Shankar. Ravi opened proceedings, almost apologetically saying something like, "we know you want to see the rock stars, but please bear with us whilst we play", what followed in the next 2 minutes received rapturous applause, after which Ravi said, "thank you, if you enjoyed the tuning up so much, we hope you will enjoy the music, too"

Brilliant ;D

[thingyy]

Doedelsak. {dutch}

[Steptoe]

I don't dislike any instrument, It's the hands (or mouth) of the musician that make them sound either wonderful or horrendous. It's not the instruments fault

[weegeo]

As they say a bad workman blames his tools still hate the violin though lol


weegeo

[oliver101]

The worst instrument has to be a 'China cymbal ' being over used by drummers who think they should be hit once every 2 bars. I think I am safe as I havn't come across too many drummers on the forum.

Oliver101

[JohnG]

Oh yea, agreed.
And do you remember those terrible electronic disco drums?
It seemed at one time that every chart song had to have them in.
Dooo, doooo, dododo doo doooo! Yuk!
We ought to have an upchuck smiley!
JohnG.

[Emerald Midi]

What about the xylophone? Got to be in the running for one of the worst "musical instruments" ever created Some think it led the way for Midi !!

www.gadgetvenue.com/the-original-stylophone-01250503/

[oliver101]

I think you may have got xylophone and the Rolf Harris stylophone mixed up, but you have got a major point.

Oliver101

[Emerald Midi]

Thanks Oliver. Spot on, I did mean stylophone. At least I got the link right

[weegeo]

Hi there Oliver eerrrmmmm remember you thought you were safe from drummers lol well guess what grrrrr i was a drummer for over 38 years and got great satisfaction from driving all you guitarists and keyboard players nuts with my somewhat heavy [no very heavy] right hand on my cymbles hehehehe


weegeo--------------------- Crash bang wallop in the corner lol lol lol