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At a concert Friday night (Red Skunk Jipzee Swing Band), I started thinking about musical instruments and how many of them have distinct personality types stereotypically associated with them.  Of course there's plenty of exceptions to these stereotypes–I've known shy trumpet players and smart drummers, and one of the most macho guys in my high school played the flute–but they aren't entirely without basis in fact.  After all, people sometimes choose an instrument because it speaks to some aspect of their personalities.  Then my mind drifted into fandom.  Now I've got a question for y'all.

Which characters do you think play or used to play an instrument, and which instrument?  Sherlock plays the violin, of course, and John says he learned the clarinet (though there's no evidence he's kept it up).  The Doctor has been observed playing the recorder (as Two) and the organ (as Ten in The Lazarus Experiment).  I'd love to hear more canonical examples, but even more than that, dear flist, I want your speculation.  (My examples below are from Doctor Who and Sherlock fandoms, since that's where I mainly hang out, but if you feel like discussing something else, go for it!) 

Does Lestrade spend his off-hours playing electric guitar in a band with some of his mates from the Yard?  Did Amy Pond decide to rub her Scottishness in the faces of the people of Leadworth by learning the bagpipes?  Does Eleven play the banjo, because banjos are cool?  Does Captain Jack like to blow a trumpet?  Does Anthea get the finger dexterity for that Blackberry from playing the piano, or does she let off steam playing bass in an all-woman punk band?  Does Anderson enjoy how his trombone sounds like he's always imagined the call of the noble Parasaurolophus? 

For the record, I played the French horn from fifth grade until I graduated high school.  If any of y'all play(ed) instruments, feel free to share that too. 

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Date: 2011-06-04 02:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rosa-acicularis.livejournal.com
I have an unshakable belief that Mrs. Hudson wails on the sax.

Also: if Eleven doesn't play the banjo at some point during his tenure, I will be devastated.

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Date: 2011-06-04 02:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skalja.livejournal.com
I haven't gotten this far into the EDA novels yet, but I know that the Eighth Doctor plays the violin and his companion Fitz Kreiner is an excellent guitarist.

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Date: 2011-06-05 04:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sylvansafekeepe.livejournal.com
It's a good thing I wasn't drinking anything when I read your comment about Anderson, because it probably would have wound up all over my desk. Do you want the guy to get munched by a reptilian horror from the Cretaceous?

That said, I see Anderson as more of a "dabbles with electric guitar but isn't very good at it" kind of guy. And Lestrade's totally the pianist.

As for me, I've been known to mess around with the violin from time to time... *shifty eyes*

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