Is it wrong to occasionally caress your instrument?

[MilesColtrane]

Sometimes when I'm walking across the room, and passing my double bass in the corner, I'll just reach out and run my hand over it.

I'm not alone in this. Other musicians, who play other axes, have confessed this same behavior to me.

[fizzgig]

1. nothing wrong with that

my boyfriend does it with his guitar and bass. hell, i used to do it to his double bass because it was such a beautiful instrument.

[Drunken Girlfriend]

7. Had to add this

This question automatically made me think of this song.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=RcwcTYzOsFQ

[Drunken Girlfriend]

2. Re:Caressing of "instrument"

LOL.I was thinking this was a trick question,something of a sexual nature.

Boy,I have a sick mind.

To answer your question though,I really don't know,as I have never really owned an instrument.

Although in elementry school,I played a mean triangle!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. A friend of mine used to call his bass his "wooden wife"

There's no shame in feeling intimacy with our instruments. :hi:

[Danger Mouse]

4. I like where this is going!

:cry:

[kentauros]

11. You mean like "woodwind" and brass"?

:P

[Lil Missy]

5. No, nothing wrong with that. I just keep running out of AA batteries.

[MilesColtrane]

14. Dammit! When will Black & Decker go green?!

[Lil Missy]

16. They won't. They need a bailout.

:eyes:

I blame the vegans.

[DarkTirade]

6. As long as you don't pull a 'one time at band camp', you're good.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

12. Ooooh....memories of Orchestra Camp!!!

Yeah, you little preverts would LOVE to know what some of us learned about the opposite sex...


I'll stop there.

[DarkTirade]

13. Best I ever got at orchestra camp was a quick accidental flash.

Gotta love ill-fitting bikini tops and organized relay races. :P

[Manifestor_of_Light]

15. oh ho ho.....we could keep the rest of the lounge entertained.

But we won't.

We'd get that famous pizza.

[DarkTirade]

23. Good times...

:P

[Lucian]

8. Is it wrong for me to caress my skin flute?

[Adsos Letter]

9. Not at all...quite normal and healthy... .

[Robeson]

10. No, I caress mine all the time.

[LeftyMom]

17. It would be wrong not to.

A well-crafted instrument is a thing of beauty.

[Adsos Letter]

18. Only if yer mom catches you....

[mitchum]

19. Nothing wrong with caressing it...or wanting to smash the hell out of it

love and passion are funny things

[raccoon]

20. Just do it in private. nt

[Jamastiene]

21. If it's wrong, I don't want to do what's right.

I caress my guitars a LOT. Anything that sweet sounding is getting affection from me.

[guitar man]

22. yes, it's wrong

you shouldn't occasionally caress her, you should caress her every day! ;)

[no name no slogan]

24. I caress my instruments on occassion

I own a ridiculous number of guitars (8 or 9, I lost count), and sometimes I'll pull them out and just touch them once in awhile.

Then I go masturbate, and things feel a bit better.

This is the DU member formerly known as Stroker Ace.

[jobycom]

25. Just make sure you don't accidentally the whole thing. nt

[MilesColtrane]

33. [LouCostello]Accidentally the whole thing what?[/Lou Costello]

And, who's on first?

[Redstone]

26. How could you NOT do that, if you're a true musician? One of the reasons that the

Autoharp was my favorite instrument back when I was able to play was the fact that when you play it, you hug it close to your chest.

Redstone

[Dr. Strange]

27. You may caress my piano...

but kindly keep your hands off my organ.

[MilesColtrane]

29. In my house, it's known as the "Mighty Wurlitzer".

[falcon97]

28. Depends on how old it it is. n/t

[MilesColtrane]

30. She's 77, named "Helga", and is just now hitting her prime.

[falcon97]

31. Oh. Didn't realize there was a gender involved.

I'd say continue caressing.


:hi:

[MilesColtrane]

32. Upright basses have that hourglass figure don't you know.

Pert flare at the top, thin waist, and junk in the trunk down below.

But, get your mind out of the gutter. The opening on the top is called an F hole because it's shaped like the letter F.

[Radical Activist]

34. I fondle mine often.

even when i'm not playing with it.