I play the violin. When I was 9, one of my classmates brought a violin to class. She allowed us to play her violin. Even at that time, I composed a very easy piece on her violin. Then I made my mom buy me a violin. After that, I played violin occasionally. After that, when I started high school, I began to take weekly violin lessons. Ah good old days! I couldn't wait to come home to play the violin. And violin is much easier to carry than a piano:) Great post! Violin is a great choice of instrument!