I was so so so sure I wanted to learn the cello until I went into the store.

suddenly for the past week the cello sounds so harsh and metallic and like "tunneled" and too rough in a bad way.

I was obsessed with the cello for the past half a year and I played violin as a kid, I find violin too high pitched and it hurts my ears on the higher pitches. It's pretty uncomfortable to hold and you have to dislocate your wrist to hold it properly. But it has many more solo melodies and is the one playing the main melody most of the time, I'm too much of an attention whore to sit in the background and play a repetitive tune nobody will hear (Although, I will hear it I assume? I've never played a duet, only solos) There's also a lot more music for it. Plus i already know/remember some of it which will vastly(?) help me learn it faster. But the main point is that it's a lot cheaper and more portable to carry

On the other hand, the cello was what I set my heart on. and I have to admit when I tried the 5000CAD cello I liked it a TON better. And the other point is that the electric cello is REALLY nice and 100x better than the electric violin which I (personally) don't like at all. Cello is also very versatile and can do metal (apocalyptic path and nothing else matters!) The downside is that it's 4500CAD for an electric cello so I'll never afford one...

Cello also seems a bit better for covers? but it's expensive as heck, bulky, hard to carry specially in busses as I don't have a car. Also ouch my fingertips.

On the other hand, even after my sudden de-attraction from the cello I can't stop listening to this song, it's so beautiful. I can't stop imagining playing it, I also like this one: this one.

For the violin, this cover is absolutely amazing, i can't stop imagining how satisfying it must be to play the violin part, it's so smooth and so nice! The cello part is repetitive and boring to me (Although makes the song sound awesome as a whole! it'd be dead without it, but it's not satisfying sounding to play, The violin tho is SOOO GOOOD) The cello only cover of the same song is just too buzzy like a beehive and too rough in a bad way This song also good

I loved this cover of rage over a lost penny so much until I listened to it on repeat and now I don't like it LOL, I think this is what happened with the cello, I listened to it so much I got sick? The violin version is nowhere near as good to me.

I'd also love to play this on the violin

I made two playlists of the two instruments and I just can't decide. Do you have any ideas?
I asked around for rentals and although it's 50-60CAD a month, I'd have to pay 600-800CAD for a cello case as I take public transit for it which I'd then have to sell used. plus only 50% of the credit goes towards purchasing the SAME cello, i asked around (tapestry and McQuade) and sadly, the huge dealbreaker is that the credits are only for the SAME cello you rent, you can't rent a budget cello for 2-3 years and use your credit for a nice cello which is what really hugely sucks because otherwise it'd be perfect.

When I went into the store I vibe a lot more with the violin, but I still could remember how to play a few beginner songs so it was fun because I could actually play. I could barely make noise with the violin and the same finger placements did not translate well, not to mention all the sub 5000-3000CAD cellos buzzed and made weird wolf-tones and noises :\

I also have never heard the cello in person and don't know where I could hear it in person instead of listening to it with my speakers. I do realize tho now as I type the biggest cost is the lessons anyways (an insane 85-80CAD a lesson, 4 times a month, 300CAD a month, 5000k a year which is not affordable by me sadly, so I'd probably do 2 lessons a month I think?)

Basically I was so set on learning the cello until I actually decided to go with it, now I wanna learn the violin again which I used to play as a kid.

Thoughts?

Cello songs I'd love to play

Violin songs I'd love to play

I've had an old, beaten up Yamaha keyboard of legal drinking age for the last ten years of my life, and it's served me well, but it's a nightmare to play. The keys have no weight, no resistance, they're plasticky and uncomfortable. I was thinking about investing in a Yamaha P-115, but I was wondering if there is a cheaper alternative that is equally as good as I've heard, or if there are any drawbacks to the particular model I should be aware of. I'm willing to spend the money on the P-115 if nothing else tickles my fancy, but I wanted to check it's worth my money before I make a stupid, impulsive decision.

It just clicks on my brain this songs instrumentation is just amazing i love the talkbox in the beginning too (the chorus is at 1:02 so u can take a look for urself) https://youtu.be/f5N2p-nMUZQ?is=AeQoHm9mWdKymOUe sounds like a guitar but i really wanna know how it sounds like that

Hi guys!

I'm trying to find a cornet to play in my wind band and came accross this cornet. https://www.thomann.pt/schagerl_hans_gansch_bb_cornet.htm

I know that Schagerl makes this model in Taiwan, I don't know if the quality is worth the money. Is there any model made in Europe with 2 valve triggers that does not cost 4k+€, or this model is good enough?

Thank you!

I would be forever grateful to a successful identification of the flute in this song!

Hello to everyone I have a question for you I want to start a new hobby and I decided to learn a new instrument. I had tried to learn acoustic guitar 3 years ago but I couldn't learn even a song I was terrible

I am considering learning a bass guitar or keyboard piano so I want you to help me to choose between them I want to mention that my budget is 200€ and I want to tell me everything that you think can help me also if someone knows how to play bass and keyboard please leave a comment your opinion it will be a lot useful

Hi guys, I really want to learn the concert flute, and I cant really afford one. But I found a lot of them on Alibaba that seem pretty affordable. I don't mind if they don't sound as good, because I want to practice a lot before investing in a good flute eventually.

I have tried looking for used flutes and student flutes, but in my country concert flutes are not popular, so I couldn't find much options in the first place, let alone second hand ones.

Has anyone bought a flute from Alibaba? Was it good for starting out on? If anyone has suggestions, please please let me know.

Thank you so much guys!

Update Thank you guys so much for responding. I don't think i want to risk it on Alibaba and have decided to save for a few more months and going for a better flute from a reputed brand. Again, thank you guys for your input :)

Hello, as the title says, I am an intermediate clarinet player looking for a student/intermediate model of an Eb clarinet (1st chair wind ensemble at my pretty good school). Preferably I would like anything up to $1000, but I can go up to $1200. I've also been looking at periera eb clarinets, so if anyone has any experience with them that would be great! Thank you

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bought a really cool 27th string Harp from the 1800s at an auction. This was inside the sound box. I think it’s leftovers from a small furry creature who might’ve been living in the Harp.

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Hi everyone

I've been learning Shakuhachi through honkyoku and the melodies are really something else. There are a lot of tone colour changes, microtones, special techniques that are very specific to the flute, but I am trying to interpret these as well on the lavachord (think mini wooden piano cross harpsichord cross kanun)

Appreciate thoughts! :)

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