# Musical Instrument Madness Round Two **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 11, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539 "2008-06-11T05:34:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/1 "2008-06-11T05:34:49Z")
One thing I learned from the first round is there are all kinds of musical tastes among our members…the only exception being the barrel organ. I was sad to see accordion and carillon both go down, as I learned to play both of them and carillon just might be the biggest musical instrument there is (what do you think the leaning tower of Pisa is?). I also regret not including the Alp Horn, which is another personal favorite of mine which totally slipped my mind when I was writing this. Okay, round 2, go. Ends Friday night at 9PM EDT. Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet vs 9. Oboe 2. Clarinet vs 7. Bassoon 3. Trombone vs 6. French Horn 4. Saxophone vs 12. Harmonica Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Drumkit vs 8. Celesta 6. Tambourine vs 10. Steel Drums 7. Vibraphone vs 6. Tubular Bells 8. Timpani vs 5. Marimba Chordophone bracket: 9. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar vs 8. Acoustic Double Bass 10. Violin vs 10. Mandolin 11. Cello vs 11. Dobro 12. Ukelele vs 5. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. Acoustic Grand Piano vs 9. Pedal Steel Guitar 14. Electric Guiar vs 7. Moog Synthesizer 15. Pipe Organ vs 6. Electric Hammond B3 Organ 16. Harpsichord vs 5. Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/2 "2008-06-11T06:19:11Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. Oboe 2. Bassoon 3. Trombone 4. Harmonica Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Drumkit 6. Steel Drums 7. Vibraphone 8. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar 2. Mandolin 3. Cello 4. Ukelele Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 1. Pedal Steel Guitar 2. Electric Guiar 3. Electric Hammond B3 Organ Electric Bass Joe ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/3 "2008-06-11T06:47:55Z")
Aerophone bracket: Oboe Clarinet French Horn Saxophone Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: Drumkit Steel Drums Tubular Bells Timpani Chordophone bracket: Acoustic Double Bass (FTW!) Violin Cello Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: Acoustic Grand Piano Electric Guiar Pipe Organ Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/4 "2008-06-11T08:02:03Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. **Trumpet** vs 9. Oboe 2. Clarinet vs 7. **Bassoon** 3. Trombone vs 6. **French Horn** 4. **Saxophone** vs 12. Harmonica Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. **Drumkit** vs 8. Celesta 6. Tambourine vs 10. **Steel Drums** 7. Vibraphone vs 6. **Tubular Bells** 8. **Timpani** vs 5. Marimba Chordophone bracket: 9. **Steelstring Acoustic Guitar** vs 8. Acoustic Double Bass 10. **Violin** vs 10. Mandolin 11. **Cello** vs 11. Dobro 12. Ukelele vs 5. **Banjo** Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. **Acoustic Grand Piano** vs 9. Pedal Steel Guitar 14. **Electric Guitar** vs 7. Moog Synthesizer 15. **Pipe Organ** vs 6. Electric Hammond B3 Organ 16. **Harpsichord** vs 5. Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/5 "2008-06-11T10:24:42Z")
Now this round is a heck of a lot harder than the first! 1. Oboe 2. Bassoon 3. Trombone 4. Saxophone 5. Celesta 6. Tambourine 7. Tubular Bells 8. Marimba 9. Acoustic Double Bass 10. Mandolin 11. Cello 12. Banjo 13. Acoustic Grand Piano 14. Electric Guitar 15. Electric Hammond B3 Organ 16. Harpsichord ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/6 "2008-06-11T10:50:33Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet 2. Clarinet 3. Trombone 4. Harmonica Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Drumkit 6. Steel Drums 7. Tubular Bells 8. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 1. Acoustic Double Bass 2. Mandolin 3. Cello 4. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 5. Acoustic Grand Piano 6. Electric Guiar 7. Electric Hammond B3 Organ Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/7 "2008-06-11T11:26:38Z")
Trumpet Clarinet Trombone Saxophone Drumkit Steel Drums Tubular Bells Timpani Steelstring Acoustic Guitar Violin Dobro Banjo Acoustic Grand Piano Electric Guitar Pipe Organ Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/8 "2008-06-11T11:49:54Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet 2. Clarinet 3. French Horn 4. Saxophone Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 1. Drumkit 2. Steel Drums 3. Vibraphone 4. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar 2. Violin 3. Cello 4. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 5. Acoustic Grand Piano 6. Electric Guiar 7. Pipe Organ 8. Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/9 "2008-06-11T14:39:13Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet 2. Bassoon 3. Trombone 4. Harmonica Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 1. Celesta 2. Steel Drums 3. Vibraphone 4. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 5. Acoustic Double Bass 6. Mandolin 7. Dobro 8. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 1. Pedal Steel Guitar 2. Moog Synthesizer 3. Pipe Organ 4. Harpsichord ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/10 "2008-06-11T14:41:29Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet vs 9. Oboe 2. Clarinet vs 7. Bassoon 3. Trombone vs 6. French Horn 4. Saxophone vs 12. Harmonica Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Drumkit vs 8. Celesta 6. Tambourine vs 10. Steel Drums 7. Vibraphone vs 6. Tubular Bells 8. Timpani vs 5. Marimba Chordophone bracket: 9. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar vs 8. Acoustic Double Bass 10. Violin vs 10. Mandolin 11. Cello vs 11. Dobro 12. Ukelele vs 5. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. Acoustic Grand Piano vs 9. Pedal Steel Guitar 14. Electric Guiar vs 7. Moog Synthesizer 15. Pipe Organ vs 6. Electric Hammond B3 Organ 16. Harpsichord vs 5. Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/11 "2008-06-11T15:38:55Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet 2. Clarinet 3. French Horn 4. Saxophone Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 1. Celesta 2. Steel Drums 3. Vibraphone 4. Marimba Chordophone bracket: 5. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar 6. Mandolin 7. Cello 8. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 9. Acoustic Grand Piano 10. Electric Guiar 11. Electric Hammond B3 Organ 12. Electric Bass If ukulele makes it to the next round, pls. fix the spelling ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/12 "2008-06-11T15:42:47Z")
1. Trumpet 2. Bassoon 3. Trombone 4. Saxophone Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Drumkit 6. Steel Drums 7. Vibraphone 8. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 9. Acoustic Double Bass 10. Violin 11. Cello 12. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. Acoustic Grand Piano 14. Electric Guiar 15. Pipe Organ 16. Electric Bass It’s too bad the Harmonica has such tuff competition this round I was hoping to see in go deep into the tournament. Besides that all easy picks this round. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/13 "2008-06-11T15:46:15Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. **Trumpet** vs 9. Oboe 2. **Clarinet** vs 7. Bassoon 3. **Trombone** vs 6. French Horn 4. **Saxophone** vs 12. Harmonica Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Drumkit vs 8. **Celesta** 6. Tambourine vs 10. **Steel Drums** 7. Vibraphone vs 6. **Tubular Bells** 8. **Timpani** vs 5. Marimba Chordophone bracket: 9. **Steelstring Acoustic Guitar** vs 8. Acoustic Double Bass 10. Violin vs 10. **Mandolin** 11. Cello vs 11. **Dobro** 12. Ukulele vs 5. **Banjo** Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. Acoustic Grand Piano vs 9. **Pedal Steel Guitar** 14. **Electric Guitar** vs 7. Moog Synthesizer 15. Pipe Organ vs 6. **Electric Hammond B3 Organ** 16. **Harpsichord** vs 5. Electric Bass Much harder! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/14 "2008-06-11T15:55:59Z")
I said there were a lot of easy ones in the first round - but the end result is that this round is great. There are a lot of painful choices here. How the hell am I supposed to choose between a pipe organ (the only kind of instrument I’ve ever _walked in_) and a B3? Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet 2. Clarinet 3. Trombone 4. Saxophone Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 1. Drumkit 2. Tambourine 3. Tubular Bells 4. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 1. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar 2. Mandolin 3. Dobro 4. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 1. Acoustic Grand Piano 2. Electric Guitar Electric Hammond B3 Organ 3. Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/15 "2008-06-11T18:27:52Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet 2. Clarinet 3. Trombone 4. Saxophone Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Drumkit 6. Steel Drums 7. Vibraphone 8. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 9. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar 10. Violin 11. Dobro 12. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. Acoustic Grand Piano 14. Electric Guiar 15. Electric Hammond B3 Organ 16. Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/16 "2008-06-11T19:06:26Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet 2. Clarinet 3. French Horn 4. Saxophone Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Celesta 6. Steel Drums 7. Vibraphone 8. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 9. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar 10. Violin 11. Cello 12. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. Pedal Steel Guitar 14. Electric Guiar 15. Pipe Organ 16. Harpsichord ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/17 "2008-06-11T19:31:28Z")
Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet 2. Clarinet 3. Trombone 4. Saxophone Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Drumkit 6. Steel Drums 7. Tubular Bells 8. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 9. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar 10. Violin 11. Dobro 12. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. Acoustic Grand Piano 14. Electric Guitar 15. Pipe Organ 16. Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/18 "2008-06-11T19:42:57Z")
My choices are once again highlighted in red. Aerophone bracket: 1. Trumpet vs 9. Oboe 2. Clarinet vs 7. Bassoon 3. Trombone vs 6. French Horn 4. Saxophone vs 12. Harmonica Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Drumkit vs 8. Celesta 6. Tambourine vs 10. Steel Drums 7. Vibraphone vs 6. Tubular Bells 8. Timpani vs 5. Marimba Chordophone bracket: 9. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar vs 8. Acoustic Double Bass 10. Violin vs 10. Mandolin 11. Cello vs 11. Dobro 12. Ukulele vs 5. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. Acoustic Grand Piano vs 9. Pedal Steel Guitar 14. Electric Guitar vs 7. Moog Synthesizer 15. Pipe Organ vs 6. Electric Hammond B3 Organ 16. Harpsichord vs 5. Electric Bass ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/19 "2008-06-11T19:51:42Z")
1. Oboe 2. Clarinet 3. French Horn 4. Saxophone Idiophones/Membranophone bracket: 5. Celesta 6. Steel Drums 7. Vibraphone 8. Timpani Chordophone bracket: 9. Steelstring Acoustic Guitar 10. Violin 11. Cello 12. Banjo Electronic/Mechanical bracket: 13. Acoustic Grand Piano 14. Electric Guiar 15. Electric Hammond B3 Organ 16. Harpsichord ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539/20 "2008-06-11T19:56:43Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] If ukulele makes it to the next round, pls. fix the spelling [/QUOTE] I was going to say the same thing, but it turns out that [_ukelele_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukulele) is an acceptable variant in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. I always hear Don Ho pronouncing the word “u-ku-le-le” when I type it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-madness-round-two/452539.md?page=2)