Suppose this is a good a place for first post as any other.
Instrument progression for me has essentially been Clarinet -> Piano -> Guitar -> voice -> Fiddle -> Mandolin -> Tin whistle & Mandolin. There has been overlap though. Clarinet and piano are the only ones that have been more or less completely abandoned.
If I go anywhere else "after" mandolin it would be back to learn a bit more from the piano.
My first calling was to the violin, but I was handed a clarinet instead. Then I lusted after a guitar, but got sat down at a piano instead. Then I got a guitar gave up on the future and joined a band, but didn't realize I could sing and write until the band was gone. Boy did we suck, it was amazing and great fun looking back.
Then I finally got a violin in my 30s, but only ever really learned to fiddle it. Then I realized that guitar + fiddle = mandolin, with a wide range of musical style and expession, sing along-ability, and seemingly less "baggage" than piano, guitar, fiddle or violin.
Realizing that I still also desired something loud, rousing and a little obnoxious I briefly thought "pipes!", but after spending some time on the chanter, seeing the cost of entry for actual pipes and then checking my bank account I instead thought "whistle!"
There's been a few other minor diversions along the way also I guess. This spans 30 some odd years, from roughly 3rd grade to current. Longest was 6 string guitar, for ~25 years on and off I guess. The ones i have played in a group setting are clarinet, fiddle and guitar.
At this point all have been pretty much set aside for time being, with exception of mandolin & whistle. There's still two fiddles, an acoustic 6 string guitar, a Gibson SG and 2 x 12 amp in the basement that call to me once in a while though.
I would say my musical journey has been more of an effort to find an instrument that won't lead to another. I feel like I could pick up pretty much anything (with some obvious exceptions) and get mediocre with a few months or less of dedicated practice and perhaps a little guidance around the pitfalls. It's really just a matter of finding the inspiration and dedication to make the time needed to get better than mediocre. Ultimately I guess I'm just trying to achieve a satisfying level of enjoyment, ability to express, and feeling of accomplishment.
Perhaps finally recognizing a few decades late that unfortunately one is not likely to ever change the world by making a bunch of different noises, I'm committed to just trying to enjoy the journey and focus whatever time and energy I can muster on mandolin & whistle at least until I feel like I've developed more musical ability through them than through prior instruments. Can't say I wont pick up old toys when mood or opportunity strikes though.
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