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Hoser
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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 Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:50 am Post subject: Good places for buying musical instruments? |
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| I'd like to try my hand at learning something musical. I can't play anything at all and I thought it would be sort of fun to learn how to play a recorder. Can anybody recommend any good places to pick up a relatively cheap one? I stopped into Bic Camera and Tokyu Hands but they didn't have any. I know Ochanomizu is apparently a good place but that's a little far. I'd like something in the Ikebukuro or Shinjuku area. |
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Atlas*
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Komagome, Kita-ku TOKYO
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:39 am Post subject: |
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if you are in ikebukuro, or even shinjuku why not try shimamura music.
in ikebukuro it is above tower records in parco-. They should have what you are looking for. i dont want to disencourage you but you want to learn how to play a recorder? really? |
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Apsara
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| Ochanomizu is only 10 minutes on the Chuo Line from Shinjuku- why not make the trip? |
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Mothy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:56 am Post subject: |
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| I would second Atlas. I bought a guitar at Shimamura Music and was happy with the selection, price, and service. Of course I didn't bother looking at recorders... |
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David W
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:16 am Post subject: Re: Good places for buying musical instruments? |
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| Hoser wrote: |
| I can't play anything at all and I thought it would be sort of fun to learn how to play a recorder. |
Don't get me wrong, a recorder is about as cool as an instrument gets but personally when I get out my pianika and bust out some tunes I get all the chicks. |
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BobbyBan
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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I may be wrong but doesn't "play the recorder" have a rather risque euphemism in Japanese? I think you should be careful if you walk around Shinjuku saying you want to play it!!!!
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Apsara
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: |
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| Why is it called a recorder anyway? It doesn't record anything... |
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Hoser
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:37 am Post subject: |
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Well I picked up a recorder! Didn't have to go very far either. They all play them in school so I guess it shouldn't be too hard to find them. Right now I'm busting out some 'Mary had a little lamb', and 'Happy Birthday'.  I'm actually quite pleased-I know the recorder is probably at the very bottom of the pole when it comes to musical quality or difficulty but I literally know nothing about music whatsoever. Now that I've got the notes learned I need to learn how to read them! |
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The_Prodiigy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:25 am Post subject: |
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| Apsara wrote: |
| Why is it called a recorder anyway? It doesn't record anything... |
You don't get it, do ya  |
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japanman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
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Location: England
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Chris21
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Don Quixote has some. I just picked up an acoustic guitar today for 7000 yen. I noticed electric guitars, saxophones, ukeleles, harmonicas... lots of stuff. |
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Red Monkey
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| Does anyone whose Japanese is better than mine (everyone) know how to ask for electric guitar strings? I'm in Kagawa and I don't even know where to start looking, Saty and You Me don't have music sections. |
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Sweetsee
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Recycling shops have all sorts of instruments. Also, you can haggle over the prices.
Enjoy,
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Bread
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| Does anyone whose Japanese is better than mine (everyone) know how to ask for electric guitar strings? I'm in Kagawa and I don't even know where to start looking, Saty and You Me don't have music sections. |
I don't know the proper way to ask (only been studying a few weeks), but since nobody else answered,
エレキギターのげんをください (ereki gitaa no gen wo kudasai)
should work okay. |
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Sweetsee
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Good one, Bread! I'd've jumped in there but I was stumped. Sad that as I've been here the better part of twenty years.
How's it coming with the recorder, Hoser? Is that anything like a harmolodica? Those are cool.
Enjoy,
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