I'm also floating in Warren's boat. I began taking formal keyboard instruction at age 11. After 7 years of scales, arpeggios and chord progressions taught to me by a then 71 year old classically trained woman, (who could bring tears to your eyes when she played), I moved onto another instructor. At that point, I spent another 9 years learning improvisational jazz. During that period I owned and played Hammmond B3s, C3s, and X5s, Fender Rhodes pianos, and an assortment of synthesizers. Although my practicing was always done on a Kawai 5'6 baby grand. It has now been about 5 years since I last played, but I have promised myself another acoustic piano. I miss playing SO much. But, it's like riding a bicycle, other than a general loss of dexterity in the fingers, you never forget how to play. And for me, no audio rig can reproduce the emotions you feel when you play.
What Instrument do You Play?
Okay, please forgive me if this has been a too-recent thread. But, that said, I'm curious to know how many audiophiles are musicians? Does being a musician influence your equipment choices? What kind of music do you play? Me, I play blues guitar. When I was in college (many years ago), I played straight-ahead jazz on the double bass. Looking forward to your comments, 'gonners!