Musical Instrument Difficulty

Discussions compare how different musical instruments like guitar, piano, and violin vary in difficulty to produce pleasant sounds, noting some are forgiving while others sound bad without skill.

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guappa May 10, 2024 View on HN

Feels good to the people who can't play an instrument :)

dmje Apr 15, 2021 View on HN

Depends if you're a pianist or a violinist...

rdiddly May 28, 2016 View on HN

Musicians are familiar with this.

klysm Dec 20, 2025 View on HN

Difficult to play in what instrument?

ThomPete Nov 10, 2019 View on HN

Music hands down. Learn to play en instrument.

timewizard Jun 16, 2025 View on HN

I can play the guitar parts on a banjo but it ain't going to sound right.

dmix Nov 21, 2022 View on HN

It's rare to have an instrument where anything you do sounds good!

ekianjo Jan 30, 2023 View on HN

looks like he's playing strings too

jonesetc Sep 27, 2025 View on HN

Guitar, make it sound more like someone else's hard work.

hackernewds Dec 15, 2024 View on HN

would love something like this for guitar! :(