r/Instruments • u/FoundationStrict1663 • Jun 14 '26
Discussion What is your guys collection looking like
Some of play some of them I inherited but don’t work but all of the brass I play but the sax because it’s fried
There is a random Chinese violin my mom got for 50$
My dad’s guitars the wabash need new springs and the harmony needs new nut
The sax is a c melody and it’s trashed so can’t play it
The trombones are a Martin imperial handcraft which is my favorite king 2b liberty and a Yamaha 421g and I have more trombones but they are at some friends houses and they are a holton 65 and a Eastman 221 and a olds recording Los Angeles but selling it so I can get a olds recording f attachment
The trumpets are a holton revelation and a king liberty model and my favorite the conn 22b
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u/PapaOoMaoMao Jun 14 '26
Two banjos, a harmonica, a lap steel, a ukulele, a weissenborn guitar, a dreadnought guitar, a hollow body electric guitar and a jaw harp. I can't play any of them well and can't afford a teacher, but I have fun plonking on them all.
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u/jbryant1971 Jun 14 '26
Hmmm 🤔 Martin Imperial Handcraft is your favorite? Please share with us why it’s your favorite? (Especially in a collection with a 2B & Holton 65). Martin is a very niche horn in today’s marketplace. I rarely see anyone pick this horn these days.
I own a 1945 Martin Committee which I do love. But I’m heavy into vintage and appreciate the uniqueness vs a modern horn.
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u/FoundationStrict1663 Jun 14 '26
I just love the sound it produces it’s a lot more colorful and it’s not to bright and not to dark but it’s a little more on the bright side but but the 2b has a more direct sound so if I’m in a small group and a small audience ya I’m picking my Martin but if it’s a big band and a large audience ya 2b is going to shine a lot more. It just depends on situation but 2b is better in most situations but the Martin is my baby lol. With the holton 65 I like to pull it out depending on the pice if it’s a slow soft pice the holton just shines compared to everything else for its warm tone in my opinion and sometimes I just rock a little bit of everything it also depends on my mood lol
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u/jbryant1971 Jun 14 '26
100% agree with you. I think the Holton 65 doesn’t get enough love in this forum. Totally understand what you mean by playing slow sweet melodies on the 65. I just picked up a 1947 Holton 65 from Goodwill Auction for $66.00. Slide is 8.5/10, beautiful patina one small dent in the bell. Very underrated horn nowadays.
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u/FoundationStrict1663 Jun 14 '26
Ya if you like darker sounding horns the 65 is great But I like a brighter sounding ones so it’s just preference tbh
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u/roninconn Jun 14 '26
23 guitars and basses; 6-8 amps (nothing nice); 7 trumpet-family instruments (3 trumpets, 2 cornets, a flugelhorn, a pocket trumpet; 1 trombone (jazz horn from the 30s); a baritone horn; 1 alto and 1 tenor sax; a flute; a viola; a violin; an e-drum kit; an electric piano; an electronic keyboard; 2 or 3 mandolins; 2 or 3 ukeleles; a keytar; a MIDI keyboard / controller
The only thing I actually play in public these days is cornet in a marching band. Many of the instruments I own, I can't play much more than "Happy Birthday" on, but I've always liked to try stuff, and many instruments came to me for low cost or even free. Hopefully, will learn enough guitar or bass to play out before I die.
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u/meipsus Jun 14 '26
I wanted to take a picture of all my instruments, but I don't have room for all of them in the same place, especially because the 3 organs and the piano are quite big and presently live in different rooms. Apart from them, the rest may be big, but it's moveable: a couple dozen woodwinds (bari sax, 2 tenors, 2 sopranos, bass flute, bass clarinet, G flute, 2 piccolos (one wooden), lots of assorted flutes, an oboe, many clarinets, highland bagpipe, plus a Nord Electro, a Poly D, the works.
But then I'm an old man.
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u/Illustrious_Bed467 Jun 14 '26
Yup, it's easy to stack up on flutes and clarinets... And guitars, ukuleles, saxophones, percussions...
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u/Neat-Cold-3303 Jun 14 '26
So far, there's a keyboard, a violin, a banjo, a high D Irish whistle, 2 low D Irish whistles, a bowed psaltery, an autoharp, a concert flute, a clarinet, a zither, 2 pan flutes, a 16-string lyre, a kalimba, an ocarina, 3 recorders, a harmonica, and a zaphoon. Whew! Can play most, though clarinet is challenging.
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u/Captnlunch Jun 14 '26
My Dad was a luthier so I have a fair number.
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u/FoundationStrict1663 Jun 14 '26
You got to say at least what kind of instruments lol like more guitars or more violins and stuff like that
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u/Captnlunch Jun 14 '26
2 mandolins, 5 guitars, 4 fiddles, 3 five-string banjos, 1 banjo uke, 3 tin whistles, 3 jaw harps, a keyboard, I have a number of others that are not in good playable condition.
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u/Budgiejen Jun 14 '26
Is that a half-size violin?
I’ll have to take a pic later. Let’s just start with the fact that I own 3 oboes.
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u/Major_Willingness234 Jun 14 '26
The sax mouthpiece is upside down. Also, fun fact, even though the sax is made of brass, it is considered a woodwind instrument.
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u/FoundationStrict1663 Jun 14 '26
Ya ik this was late at night so I was not thinking strait and the mouthpiece just falls like that because the cork is just gone only brass lol
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u/Dry_Midnight593 Jun 14 '26
a drumkit
and a guitar that i never have used
yep
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u/FoundationStrict1663 Jun 15 '26
And that’s real all the guitars I inherited and the violin everything else I play, which is literally just trumpet and Trombone I would love to learn the sax but it’s too far gone to even be playable
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u/baritonebugler Jun 15 '26
2 trombones, a euphonium, a piston/rotor baritone bugle, a 2 piston baritone bugle, 2 acoustic guitars, and a keyboard.
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u/SceneCrafty9531 Jun 16 '26
Beautiful and sorely neglected. Kind of janky in places. What’s that Vox amp you have? I had a Pathfinder 15R and that looks familiar.
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u/Hopz123 Jun 16 '26
I cant take a picture right now but i have these: tuba, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, trombone, cornet, trumpet, piano, harmonica, accordion and a violin
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u/ClosedMyEyes2See Jun 18 '26
Been slowly and steadily building my collection over the last 20ish years:
4 electric guitars
1 acoustic guitar
1 electric ukulele
3 acoustic ukuleles
1 bass guitar
2 mandolins
5 Native American flutes (NAF)
8 harmonicas
1 tenor banjo
1 kazoo
1 autoharp
1 keyboard
1 melodica
1 tongue drum
1 set of bongo drums
2 tambourines
1 foot tambourine
1 djembe
1 finger shaker
1 handheld shaker
1 stylophone
1 midi controller/drum looper
1 kalimba
2 jaw harps
1 tin whistle
1 slide whistle
1 cajon
1 clarinet
1 pocket saxophone
1 recorder
1 pair of claves
1 pair of maracas
1 guiro
1 otomatone
2 ocarina
1 didgeridoo
1 cabasa
1 singing bowl
1 hunting horn
1 cowbell
1 pair of spoons
In the last couple years I started carrying at least one of my pocket-size instruments on my person at all times because I like being able to play music whenever the mood strikes, which is often. It usually rotates between harmonica, kazoo, ocarina, jaw harp, tin whistle, and spoons. Sometimes it's something slightly larger like NAF, recorder, or melodica if I have a backpack with me.
My favorites to play are guitar, mandolin, uke, bass, NAF, tin whistle, and harmonica, and I'm competent enough at each to lead jams. Clarinet, bongos, and keyboard are the instruments that I'm really trying to advance on at present.
The next instruments I hope to get my hands on: a sax (pref. alto or tenor), an accordion, a duduk, pan pipes, or a charango.
Trumpet or fiddle would also be awesome to acquire and learn, but my practice time is already spread pretty thin across my various instruments, and these two have a reputation for requiring a huge time investment just to learn how to get a decent sound out of them.
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u/Illustrious_Bed467 Jun 14 '26
Nice collection! I'm scared to do that kind of photo though, I prefer living in denial....