#20: Acoustic guitar
The guitar is my favourite instrument. I love the curvy shape.* I also love the intimacy of the sound, and my favourite music is often a single person singing and playing their guitar.
During high school I was obsessive about guitars for a few months. I remember walking along practising chords on the air. I never had a formal lesson, just learned to read the chord diagrams and some very basic strumming. It’s all you need.
I don’t own a guitar, but even with my minimal knowledge I can pick up a guitar at a friend’s place and just play. It also proved useful when I was entertaining earthquake refugees in Indonesia. But mostly, I just love having an excuse (however slender) to touch the pretty thing.**
You can tell from the extremely low number that this was one of the first awesomenesses I thought of, way back in March.
*Best not to analyse that.
**See above.
Felicity Banks 
Ann said,
December 8, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Hmmm – that room seems familiar, and so do those clothes…… I see you kept yourself occupied after I left!
twittertales said,
December 8, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Ann: well spotted.
Ann said,
December 9, 2010 at 2:29 pm
You know I have one too – a really pretty shade of green…….
twittertales said,
December 9, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Ann: You’re such a tease.
W said,
December 8, 2010 at 8:08 pm
One of my favourite instruments is the ‘cello. Equally shouldn’t be analysed.
Ben (Crispin) said,
December 8, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Cellos are cool.
twittertales said,
December 8, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Cellos have the most beautiful sound – even more beautiful than guitar. And violin. And anything. I really love the theme tune of “Angel”. It makes me want to run around, and cry (both in a good way).