The Bard

I had a brilliant idea that I should buy a Lute and be a bit of a bard... then i discovered that a Renaissance lute is about £900

 Well bang goes that idea. So my next thought after about 2 hours looking at lutes was to go with the slightly more modern approach and spend £45 on a mandolin. With that i can play random chords and sort of sing about whatever is happening around me.