My first instrument was a recorder that I have learnt to play in first grade. A couple of years ago it went into the fireplace because it was not playable anymore. It sounded like being in vocal break. (It resisted the fire quite some time.)

After playing the recorder for about three years I went to play my dad's Hohner Verdi IIIm accordion. (I still have that accordion.) Later his guitar, a Tellson Nr. 10 (that I also still have). The accordion was huge for an eight year old, as well as that archtop for my tiny hands back then.

Somebody gave me a Hohner Chromonica, but I couldn't get to master that one. I always had too much air in my lungs or not nearly enough to blow the next tone.

The first guitar I bought was a ES 175 look-alike by Maya. It is still in my dad's place -- I'm going to practice with this one while I'm visiting him for his 81st birthday...

After that there was a pedal steel guitar, another guitar and another...

Guido


Edit: added some information.

Last edited by GHinCH; 11/27/12 10:20 AM.

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