Can you get carpel tunnel syndrome from playing musical instruments? which instruments to avoid?

No: Studies have shown that this is not a repetitive stress injury but is a fairly common diagnosis to begin with.

Yes: Yes playing instruments can certainly aggravate or cause carpal tunnel syndrome. I see this in guitarists, drummers, pianists and any other instrument that requires awkward positioning of the wrist in a flexed position or extended position. these positions cause pressure elevated within the tunnel worsening symptoms and causing more pressure on the nerve. for more info check out musician hand.com