This thread......inspirational.
I play guitar, bass ( kinda), mandolin, and have a fascination with keyboard, but can barely chord along.....
I played mando after guitar, and found mando almost intuitive.
I play guitar in open tuning, and learned claw hammer, it lead me to banjo. I found banjo close, but very different in many aspects.
And, most recently, banjo.
1. Banjo is fun, open G, melodic and percussive. Until i played, i was unaware how nuanced it can be. And, good ones are very musical, almost sweet in tone. While i do play it with others, i dont think of myself as a "banjo player", mostly because my scruggs picking is low level, and not automatic yet.
2. I find, im sometimes derailed by being in bands, and taking banjo and vocal lessons/growth seriuosly, ie too much on my plate.
I am reminded that spending a lot of time with an instrument, especially early on, is essential.
3. I have a desire for a fiddle, but, i think i dont have the commitment to really dig into it, for a few years. Hurdy gurdy too, but seem too expensive and fiddly to dabble with.....but id love one.
4. OP, go for it! Consider how youll use it, and how much you're willing to work. Portability , has become something im aware of ever since playing mando.
To my mind, fiddle may be facilitated by your mando background. From what i know, mid level violins start around 3k, decent beginners, 1k. Bows and often cases, are extra.
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