Musical Instrument Madness Round Three

[fusoya]

There was some tight competition in round 2, including two ties which I had to break (I casted my vote for French Horn and Harpsichord, two instruments which I have sitting within sight of my computer), and what is going to be disappointments for many of you (I’m sad to see the Marimba, Synthesizer and Mandolin go…and I’d be sadder about the Hammond Organ if it wasn’t knocked out by my preferred Pipe Organ), and this round is going to be even worse, especially with some of the traditional rivals going up against each other.

Poll closes Tuesday night.

Aerophone bracket:

1. Trumpet
   vs 4. Saxophone

2. Clarinet
   vs 6. French Horn
   Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

3. Drumkit
   vs 4. Timpani

4. Steel Drums
   vs 3. Vibraphone
   Chordophone bracket:

5. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
   vs 5. Banjo

6. Violin
   vs 3. Cello
   Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

7. Acoustic Grand Piano
   vs 4. Harpsichord

8. Electric Guitar
   vs 3. Pipe Organ

[fusoya]

crap, since I can’t report my own post, if a mod stumbles in here, please change the title to round THREE. thank you.

[Amblydoper]

Aerophone bracket:
Saxophone
Clarinet

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:
Timpani
Steel Drums

Chordophone bracket:
Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
Cello

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:
Acoustic Grand Piano
2. Electric Guitar

I reported your post to have the thread title fixed.

[as_u_wish]

1. Trumpet

2. French Horn

3. Timpani

4. Vibraphone

5. Banjo

6. Cello

7. Harpsichord

8. Pipe Organ

Alas! my favorite (oboe) is no more.

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

Aerophone bracket:

4. Saxophone
5. Clarinet

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

4. Timpani
5. Vibraphone

Chordophone bracket:

1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
2. Cello

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

1. Acoustic Grand Piano
2. Electric Guitar

[twickster]

Aerophone bracket:

4. Saxophone
5. Clarinet

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

1. Drumkit
2. Steel Drums

Chordophone bracket:

1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
2. Cello

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

1. Acoustic Grand Piano
2. Electric Guitar

[dotchan]

Voting in blue as before.

@fusoya

Aerophone bracket:

1. Trumpet (this one was basically a coin flip)
   vs 4. Saxophone

2. Clarinet (ditto here)
   vs 6. French Horn

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

1. Drumkit
   vs 4. Timpani (Slight bias because my brother plays the timpani.)

2. Steel Drums
   vs 3. Vibraphone (As nifty as steel drums are, they just don’t have that many applications.)
   Chordophone bracket:

3. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar (again, multiple applications trumps distinctive sound)
   vs 5. Banjo

4. Violin
   vs 3. Cello (the cello’s more mellow timbre wins out; plus, any instrument that you put between your legs = instant win. :P)

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

1. Acoustic Grand Piano (even if the harpsichord is the spiritual ancestor of the piano, the latter instrument gets my vote for being way, way more versatile; plus, I’m a pianist)
   vs 4. Harpsichord

2. Electric Guitar
   vs 3. Pipe Organ (Since I gave one to the guitar earlier, and IMHO pipe organs have a slight advantage over electric guitars in providing Evil Villain Theme Music. :D)

[Marley23]

Aerophone bracket:
4. Saxophone
2. Clarinet

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

1. Drumkit
2. Vibraphone

Chordophone bracket:

1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
2. Cello

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

1. Acoustic Grand Piano
2. Electric Guitar

[Terminus_Est]

Aerophone bracket:

4. Saxophone [have to go with the sexier option]

5. Clarinet [same reason; not that clarinets are especially sexy, but french horns are even less so (sorry, fusoya)]
   Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

6. Drumkit

7. Steel Drums
   Chordophone bracket:

8. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar

9. Violin
   Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

10. Acoustic Grand Piano

11. Electric Guitar

[Kat]

Aerophone bracket:

4. Saxophone

5. Clarinet

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

1. Drumkit
2. Steel Drums

Chordophone bracket:

1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
2. Violin

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

1. Acoustic Grand Piano

2. Pipe Organ

[Jonathan_Chance]

Aerophone bracket:

4. Saxophone

5. Clarinet
   Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

6. Drumkit

7. Steel Drums
   Chordophone bracket:

8. Banjo

9. Cello
   Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

10. Acoustic Grand Piano

11. Electric Guitar

[fachverwirrt]

Aerophone bracket:

1. Trumpet
2. French Horn

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:
4. Timpani
10. Steel Drums

Chordophone bracket:

5. Banjo (I gotta go with banjo just because my FIL is a banjoist).
6. Cello

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

1. Acoustic Grand Piano
2. Pipe Organ

[Sternvogel]

Once again, my choices are in red:

Aerophone bracket:

1. Trumpet
   vs 4. Saxophone

2. Clarinet
   vs 6. French Horn
   Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

3. Drumkit
   vs 4. Timpani

4. Steel Drums
   vs 3. Vibraphone
   Chordophone bracket:

5. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
   vs 5. Banjo, which I would have picked (heh!) over either the #2 or #3

6. Violin
   vs 3. Cello
   Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

7. Acoustic Grand Piano
   vs 4. Harpsichord

8. Electric Guitar
   vs 3. Pipe Organ

I agree with your assuming the prerogative to cast tie-breaking votes. If I ever host a tournament (and I do have a couple of ideas swirling around in my head), I’ll make my votes worth 1.5 points each.

[Snarky_Kong]

Aerophone bracket:

1. Trumpet
vs 4. Saxophone

2. Clarinet
vs 6. French Horn
Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

1. Drumkit
vs 4. Timpani

10. Steel Drums
vs 3. Vibraphone
Chordophone bracket:

1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
vs 5. Banjo

2. Violin
vs 3. Cello
Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

1. Acoustic Grand Piano
vs 4. Harpsichord

2. Electric Guitar
vs 3. Pipe Organ

[GorillaMan]

Trumpet

French Horn
Timpani

Vibraphone
Steelstring Acoustic Guitar

Violin (I’m resigned to losing this one, though)
Grand Piano

Pipe Organ

[Yorikke]

Aerophone bracket:

1. Trumpet

2. Clarinet

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

1. Drumkit

2. Vibraphone

Chordophone bracket:

1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar

2. Cello

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

4. Harpsichord

5. Electric Guitar

Joe

[RealityChuck]

Aerophone bracket:

1. Trumpet
2. French Horn

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

1. Drumkit

2. Vibraphone
   Chordophone bracket:

3. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar

4. Violin

Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

1. Acoustic Grand Piano
2. Electric Guitar

[Governor_Quinn]

Aerophone bracket:

Trumpet

Clarinet

Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

Timpani

Vibraphone
Chordophone bracket:

Banjo

Cello
Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

Acoustic Grand Piano

Electric Guitar

[Happy_Lendervedder]

Aerophone bracket:

1. Trumpet
   vs 4. Saxophone

2. Clarinet
   vs 6. French Horn
   Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

3. Drumkit
   vs 4. Timpani

4. Steel Drums
   vs 3. Vibraphone
   Chordophone bracket:

5. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar
   vs 5. Banjo

6. Violin
   vs 3. Cello
   Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

7. Acoustic Grand Piano
   vs 4. Harpsichord

8. Electric Guitar
   vs 3. Pipe Organ

[RachelChristine]

Aerophone bracket:
4. Saxophone
6. French Horn
Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

1. Drumkit

2. Steel Drums
   Chordophone bracket:

3. Banjo

4. Violin
   Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

5. Acoustic Grand Piano

6. Electric Guitar