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Show ALL Forums  > Art/Music  > forgotten instruments...      Mod Threads Home login   Page 5 of 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Author  Thread: forgotten instruments...  2ears1mouth Joined: 7/13/2009 Msg: 100 view profile History forgotten instruments... Posted: 8/16/2009 5:59:35 AM Yeah, I don't hear much harpsichord these days, outside of classical stuff. Not even the keyboard synth imitation...  Rob_SA Joined: 3/15/2009 Msg: 101 view profile History forgotten instruments... Posted: 8/16/2009 7:06:38 AM The popularity of instruments seems to go in cycles. Tenor guitars used to be folk instruments but now you see people like Warren Ellis (from Nick Cave's band) and Neko Case playing tenors, especially solidbody electric versions. Lap steel guitars were the realm of country and western musicians or cool people like David Lindley from Jackson Browne's band back in the 70's... now they're favoured by blues and roots musicians. Ukuleles were quirky instruments used by people like George Formby to play "Mr Woo how do you do"... now you have people like the aforementioned Jake playing uke, and if you really want to see what a little electric uke can do check this out... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_XGAVy3x0& Page 5 of 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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