I`m asking because I`ve just decided I should pick up music again. (Had the obligatory recorder as a kid and a year`s worth of piano lessons as a teenager.) The main reason for this decision is because my job asks for a strong grip and I`ve noticed this is detrimental to the suppleness of my fingers. (A coworker once showed me the bumps in the palm of his hands, which I first mistook for overgrown callouses: they were bulging muscles! He couldn`t stretch his hands flat anymore and later had to undergo surgery because his tendons had petrified.)
There are plenty of other reasons of course. Like a sense of rhythm is indispensable for someone who`s serious about swordfighting, and it`ll be fun at the inn if you can play a tune.
Now I`ve seen people use didgeridoos and bongos in rituals, and guitars at the campfire/inn. I`m going for whistle/flute, because they`re easy to bring along (ho-hum), relatively easy to learn, and will fit most settings, and windinstruments may help me regulate my breathing. When I`ve gained some proficiency I`ll take them to events to round out my character. But I`d like to hear others` suggestions.

edit: The link doesn`t quite get you where I intended. I meant to direct it to the fifth option 'spazierstockflöte' (walking stick flute).

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IRL: Edwin Hofstra

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