I too, often miss the enjoyment of designing and developing products on the old-timey drawing boards. I was a layout draftsman for a major company for about seven years but for some strange reason got interested in software development and changed careers. Things worked out well but I still...
I played cornet in high school, trumpet at Purdue and in dance bands around the state for 15 - 20 years. Still have my Benge trumpet and Bach shepherd's hook cornet. Tried guitar for a while, couldn't really get into it. I do have a couple of nice Martins though.