Bring on the mockery :
~*~ Tambourine ~*~
I do own a couple of other instruments {electric guitar, and bodhran}, I just haven't gotten around to learning to play them. I would also love to play the piano {big moment of Darth envy here!}, or the flute...
The tambourine and I will happily play any sort of music, from Rock to Folk to Celtic :)
I don't know about 'models' {brands?}, only that tambourines sound different, depending on whether they have single jingles, double jingles, are half-moons, or skinned. The sound also, rather like with the bodhran, differs based on *how* they are played. So which I prefer depends on what sort of sound is required for the song.
MQ : {isn't this *all* an MQ?!}
Yep, you guessed it ~ Stevie Nicks was my *original* inspiration, but now I find that Candice Night and Sandy Denny are making me take it seriously.
To put it simply, KP, I am a total amateur. I've never worked with anyone, and playing the tambourine is very much about inspiration and improvisation ~ I just put on a CD, pick-up the tambourine, and find myself working into the rhythm pattern...
NP : 'Hope Springs Eternal' ~ Capercaillie