Quote Originally Posted by Hamish
... Although I am musical, or so I have been told, I have never been able to play an instrument properly. Had piano lessons for years as a child, but cannot play a note now!...
I too had piano lessons as a child. However from a very early age I was only interested in ancient music (Byrde, Frescobaldi, Dowland, Monteverdi...etc.) rather than the "classics" that formed the basis for instruction at the time. Over the years I've also played around with flute, guitar, 5 string banjo, harpsichord, and a Roland D50 synth which (for shame) I haven't touched in 3 years. I'm a sort of "jack of many instruments and master of none".

As far as the pipes are concerned, I have no particular aspirations to compete or play in a band (I'm a bit too old for that), but it would be nice to play a few tunes for people from time to time. That, of course, could all change after I get into it. I enjoy a challenge.