Somewhat surprisingly, I'd never actually been to the Music Instrument Museum - despite having collected, played, and recorded a wide variety of musical instruments for my own music-making purposes. So of course, I was just about due. And again, now that I'm capable of experiencing "out there" I am doing it as often as I can.
The set-up was the same (coax my ex-wife into arriving on time for the Dial-A-Ride transport). Soooo… I lied about the pickup time, and her arrival at my facility was perfectly timed!
Beyond that, there's not much to the story, other than the fact that I got to try out a multitude of multiple instruments in the music room. That was indeed the highlight for me. It was surprising how I was able to physically take on the task of making audible sounds via various fingering techniques and/or simply… banging away.
Here's an example of instruments played:
Harp
Banjo
Theremin
Mandolin
Frog Scraper
Gong
and a wide variety of drums and other percussion instruments
Note: I recorded each of the instruments I played, possibly for future use
In any case, joy was had by all -
When I originally called (in order to approximate the ideal trip duration), the woman at the museum explained that the average visit was three hours in duration. Well, we spent three and a half hours there and never made it to the second floor. So there's that. Of course I was distracted by all the hands-on instrument play.
Oh, and the pictures included herein reflect my interests. You'll see lots of guitars… but other instruments were in abundance, too.
Concert Zither -
Ravi Shankar -
The Who -
Kalliston (reed organ) -
Natural (Glenwood 95) -
Made in Chicago, but named after the suburban town where I was raised??? Not sure
Barrel Cactus/ MIM Courtyard -
Restoration Room -
You know what? It's flipping amazing that I get to go out in the real world and do real world things while meeting real world people on a semi-regular basis. Yes, it's beyond amazing that I've recovered to the extent that I can go ... OUT THERE.
Hope each of you is well,
Howard
The set-up was the same (coax my ex-wife into arriving on time for the Dial-A-Ride transport). Soooo… I lied about the pickup time, and her arrival at my facility was perfectly timed!
Beyond that, there's not much to the story, other than the fact that I got to try out a multitude of multiple instruments in the music room. That was indeed the highlight for me. It was surprising how I was able to physically take on the task of making audible sounds via various fingering techniques and/or simply… banging away.
Here's an example of instruments played:
Harp
Banjo
Theremin
Mandolin
Frog Scraper
Gong
and a wide variety of drums and other percussion instruments
Note: I recorded each of the instruments I played, possibly for future use
In any case, joy was had by all -
When I originally called (in order to approximate the ideal trip duration), the woman at the museum explained that the average visit was three hours in duration. Well, we spent three and a half hours there and never made it to the second floor. So there's that. Of course I was distracted by all the hands-on instrument play.
Oh, and the pictures included herein reflect my interests. You'll see lots of guitars… but other instruments were in abundance, too.
Concert Zither -
Ravi Shankar -
The Who -
Kalliston (reed organ) -
Natural (Glenwood 95) -
Made in Chicago, but named after the suburban town where I was raised??? Not sure
Barrel Cactus/ MIM Courtyard -
Restoration Room -
You know what? It's flipping amazing that I get to go out in the real world and do real world things while meeting real world people on a semi-regular basis. Yes, it's beyond amazing that I've recovered to the extent that I can go ... OUT THERE.
Hope each of you is well,
Howard
