> 	I would like to know players preferencess about there instruments.
> 	Solo, accompianing, fun, whatever you want to throw out there..

Well, I play hammered dulcimer, psaltry, winds, reeds (shawm), and
strings (viola da gamba). They all have their finer points; I don't
have to worry about no steenkin' pipers disturbing me; I just fire up
the shawm and have a couple of my friends stand near me and scream WE
CAN'T HEAR YOU at the piper while I play a tune or two.

If you're a guitar player, there's an article on the web about period
guitar stuff, but what I recommend is retuning one string and learning
lute tunes. If you have any classical guitar training, it's not that
difficult.  I have a friend who's done this.

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