# Musical Instrument Madness Round Three

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-three/452900>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 14, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-three/452900 "2008-06-14T07:07:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-three/452900/41 "2008-06-17T20:56:12Z")

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Aerophone bracket:

1. Saxophone

2. French Horn  
Idiophones/Membranophone bracket:

3. Drumkit

4. Vibraphone  
Chordophone bracket:

5. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar

6. Cello  
Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

7. Harpsichord

8. Electric Guitar

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**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-three/452900/42 "2008-06-18T04:55:20Z")

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Results

1. Trumpet - 18  
vs 4. Saxophone - 18

ooh another tie! Well, Saxophone was my first instrument, but I greatly prefer the sound of the Trumpet, so that is our winner!

**2. Clarinet - 20**  
vs 6. French Horn - 16  
Idiophone/Membranophone bracket:

**1. Drumkit - 24**  
vs 4. Timpani - 12

1. Steel Drums - 16  
**vs 3. Vibraphone - 20**  
Chordophone bracket:

**1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar - 24**  
vs 5. Banjo - 12

1. Violin - 13  
**vs 3. Cello - 23**  
Electronic/Mechanical bracket:

**1. Acoustic Grand Piano - 31**  
vs 4. Harpsichord - 5

**2. Electric Guitar - 21**  
vs 3. Pipe Organ - 15

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