Character in musical instruments!

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

The nice thing about what I term as being organic living ( none electronic) musical instruments, is their individual sound; the timbre or quality of the notes, or the physicality in the way you press buttons in, maybe it clicks, or is always smooth. Or a note buzzes a bit , or has a sweet tone; they have their own character in themselves! 

It can be as sensitive an issue that if you pick up another unfamiliar instrument, even for a few moments, it can feel unfamiliar in the hands.

The buttons can bend to one's own way of pressing, or that little mark on the wood, metal plate, that makes it yours!

It becomes its own personality, in a way, and if someone insults your concertina; then it is quite jarring!

I bet there's other net. Members that have similar thoughts on their favourite instrument, one out of dozens they may have owned, that just has become part of them, as a performer?

[wunks]

I love the patina of older instruments but I must say, the best sounding guitar I've ever played was a recent issue raw looking Martin D18 with 2 holes in the spruce top that someone had cut (I'd guess with a steak knife) for control knobs. 

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

it's interesting when one sees how composers own instruments look, in reality, how basic they can appear to say they made their music through them; eg.  Elgar's basic piano, was quite ordinary and clunky but provided the notes he needed to hear his own tunes.  And others alike, off all musical genres, each speaks with its own voice as individual as the people that use them!