I did, when younger and could see better. Voice, piano, clarinet, bassoon, tuba, . . .

I'm a bass player by trade. Just bought a fender p bass because I had to keep renting them not because I love them.

Yes it is blind person career number one but I'm happy enough I got into it organically and not because of that.

I play guitar and few other instruments. I picked it up when I was 14 and never really gave up on it. I wound up playing in bands and which then led into running sound working in recording studios.

When I went to the blind rehab center in Chicago/Hines from the Veterans Affairs, they offered musical instrument introduction.

Lead me into picking up a banjo for my birthday, gradually I’m plucking away at it.

Wouldn’t have ever gotten involved had they not offered.

My true love is the drums, both acoustic and electric. Thinking about getting in to keyboards in the next year or two.

I play electronic musical instruments hardware synthesisers and drum machines samplers and Medi sequences

Im a singer! Or, rather, I sing. Not professionally, it's just a hobby

I used to play the acoustic guitar for my entire life. I've often joked that my guitar was my best friend. I'm far from being a professional - in fact, I should be much better for having played for such a long time. The reason I felt so strongly about my guitar was because it helped me to find peace. It was a wonderful tool for balancing my emotions and fighting negativity/depression. Whenever I had a day where I felt really sad, lonely and like I want to die, I took my guitar and played for an hour or two. I would usually sing and accompany myself with the guitar. After that I always felt much, much better.

Unfortunately, this is not possible anymore because my vision has become too bad. I can't see the lyrics and the music notes anymore. I've tried to remember everything but it turned out to be too difficult. Whenever I didn't play for 10 days I wouldn't remember anymore which chords I had to use for which song or where exactly I had to change from one chord to another.

This makes me very, very sad but I don't know how to solve the problem. My guitar is actually really high-quality and I've had it for over 15 years but for the past 2 years it's just been standing in the corner because I can't use it anymore.

I play guitar, piano, harmonica, trumpet, drums, bass, accordion have attempted learning bagpipes and I sing. Thats about it really. I'm at the Berklee College of music for guitar currently.

I play clarinet and guitar... ive done clarinet since I was 7 and although I can read music (provided its large print) I prefer to play by ear
Same with guitar- although I know about 6 chords- then just use a capo and play away 😂

I used to play flute and piano but I doubt I could play either now. At present I’ve got a ukulele I’m trying to learn.

When I was in my teens, I taught myself how to play an alto saxophone. I was just "ok" with it, though my dad thought I was great. I wasn't. What halted my progression was that I absolutely could NOT see the sheet music. So I had to study it with a magnifier and try to decipher what it all meant. I never had any musical training, so sheet music was like learning another language. Also, I never had any lessons, so that was a hindrance too. I eventually graduated from high school and moved into the dorms at university, so that was the end of it.

When I was a little girl, I taught myself how to play a small electric piano. Not a keyboard like you are thinking, but it was more of a child's sized piano and it was great. Mom and Dad bought me books of music, how to play-- it all went along with this piano, and it was easier to understand and I learn. I really wanted to play drums though.

So they bought me a cheap drum set, and I was absolutely too embarrassed to even TRY to learn how to play it. I don't know why. I was only about 6 or 7 years old and felt sheer embarrassment and horror banging on those drums. I don't know what happened to them. Good thing they were a cheap kid's set.

Later in life I tried a keyboard. I sucked.

Then I bought myself a cherry red Fender bass guitar with a maple neck, and a small amp and I tried to learn the bass lines from music by The Cure. I was big into The Cure when I was a teen and young adult goth chick. It was ok, but my fingers were miserable and I never did stick with it.

I did play in a band in New Orleans in the 90's, called "The Ghastly Plane." Ad in 'plane of existence. A friend, the guy who created this band, was a metal worker, so he built a set of 'bat shaped drums' out of sheet metals and drumsticks out of rebar or metal rods. I got to play the percussion for this band. It was electronic goth music and it was AWESOME!!!! But short lived......

A few years ago, (I'm now 51), I bought a brand new violin. I love the violin and bass, so I thought why not. I cannot play it. I screech. I gave up. But it's a beautiful red violin with a beautiful maple neck. Gorgeous.

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I was not born with the gift of talent for music. I cannot sing. But I am great when it comes to keeping a beat. If only I could dance................ hahahahahah.

Been playing keyboards for around 35 years and toured semi pro for a number of years. Also play guitar, bass. I can play drums well enough enter a beat into my DAW for further editing on an electric kit.

Been playing for a long time. My vision loss progresses, and so do I. I did all the instrumentation and vocals on my best track : shramana.bandcamp.com

Piano and guitar! When I was younger, despite having better vision then, I would play piano with the lights off and/or eyes closed. Mostly to challenge myself but also preparing for (what was then) a possibility of my vision getting worse. I also play by ear which greatly simplifies the learning of new songs compared to reading sheet music. I also find guitar easier to play by touch, especially if it's mostly rhythmic/strumming some open chords (I sing too), but with enough practice some fingerstyle guitar with a melody line is feasible. I have a 5'10" Ritmuller baby grand at home, and a relatively cheap but playable Ovation acoustic electric. Certainly not a Martin for me, not yet at least. I used to do open mics at a coffee shop near my house too. So much fun!