• otacon239@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    I’ve been tempted recently to pick up a pocket trumpet to pick up my skull from high school. I’m always just worried about annoying the neighbors lol.

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      10 months ago

      pick up a pocket trumpet

      Are you absolutely certain this isn’t a weird euphemism for masturbation? Because it sure seems like one!

      pick up my skull from high school

      Were you in a very faithful production of Hamlet or did you just collect bones? 🤔

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        10 months ago

        I recently picked my guitar back up for the first time in like 15 years. I still remember what I learned! Not that I was ever good, but you don’t need to be good to have fun.

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          Hell yeah! Just knowing a handful of chords is enough to impress people at a party 😁 I’m slightly more ambitious than that, but any reason to play an instrument is a good one.

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        Yes. It would be good to play regularly without, though. And at serious volumes, too. But playing an instrument is great in any case. And trumpets mute really well. A flute like in the comic, for example, doesn’t unless you box the whole thing somehow.

        I really like the Yamaha silent brass system, too. It’s stupidly expensive, but works nicely and the headphones are a neat option.

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          10 months ago

          There are some digital breath controllers out there that can be used to play any virtual instrument. If I played any brass or woodwind I’d definitely check it out.