Musical Instrument Madness Round One

The Game Room
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Because harmonicas play the blues, and the blues rules.

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Cool idea, although I’m not expecting a lot of upsets in the first round- you do have some great matchups near the end, though!

Aerophone bracket:

  1. Trumpet
  2. Clarinet
  3. Trombone
  4. Saxophone
  5. Harmonica
  6. French Horn
  7. Bassoon
  8. Oboe

** Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:**

  1. Drumkit
  2. Tambourine
  3. Vibraphone
  4. Timpani
  5. Marimba
  6. Tubular Bells
  7. Glockenspiel
  8. Celesta

Chordophone bracket:

  1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
  2. Violin
  3. Cello
  4. Orchestral Harp
  5. Sitar
  6. Dobro
  7. Nylon Classical Guitar
  8. Acoustic Double Bass

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

  1. Acoustic Grand Piano
  2. Electric Guitar
  3. Pipe Organ
  4. Harpsichord
  5. Electric Bass
  6. Electric B3/Hammond Organ
  7. Moog Synthesizer
  8. Electric Rhodes Piano
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Here are the results (which only took me an hour to tally…):

Aerophone bracket:

1. Trumpet - 29
vs 16. Jug - 3

2. Clarinet - 28
vs 15. Slide Whistle - 4

3. Trombone - 20
vs 14. Ocarina - 12

4. Saxophone - 29
vs 13. Recorder - 3

  1. Flute - 9
    vs 12. Harmonica - 23 – UPSET!

6. French Horn - 17 (the closest one of the round!)
vs. 11. Bagpipe - 15

7. Bassoon - 21
vs 10. Tuba - 11

  1. Accordion - 14
    vs 9. Oboe - 18 (guess the only non-mouthed-based aerophone didn’t stand much of a chance…)

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

1. Drumkit - 27
vs 16. Rainstick - 2

2. Tambourine - 20
vs 15. Washboard - 11

3. Vibraphone - 21
vs 14. Musical Saw - 10

4. Timpani - 29
vs 13. Flexatone - 2

5. Marimba - 20
vs 12. Castanets - 10

6. Tubular Bells - 20
vs 11. Jew Harp - 11

  1. Glockenspiel - 8
    vs 10. Steel Drums - 23 (summer beats winter!)

8. Celesta - 17
vs 9. Kazoo - 14
Chordophone bracket:

1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar - 23
vs 16. Dulcimer - 9

2. Violin - 24
vs 15. Lute - 8

3. Cello - 28
vs 14. Zither - 4

  1. Orchestral Harp - 14
    vs 13. Ukelele - 18 – surprising upset!

5. Banjo - 21
vs 12. Sitar - 11

  1. Harpischord - 18
    vs 11. Dobro - 13 — dobro advances, due to Harpsichord accidentially being included twice

  2. Nylon Classical Guitar - 11
    vs 10. Mandolin - 21

8. Acoustic Double Bass - 22
vs 9. Viola - 10

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

1. Acoustic Grand Piano - 31 – PERFECT GAME!
vs 16. Barrel Organ

2. Electric Guitar - 28
vs 15. Fairground Organ - 3

3. Pipe Organ - 21
vs 14. Theremin - 10

4. Harpsichord - 22
vs 13. Music Box - 7

5. Electric Bass - 25
vs 12. Carillon (bell tower) - 6

6. Electric B3/Hammond Organ - 28
vs 11. Keytar - 3

7. Moog Synthesizer - 23
vs 10. Electronic Drum Kit - 8

  1. Electric Rhodes Piano - 10
    vs 9. Pedal Steel Guitar - 24