With the popularity of the “deleting a musical instrument” thread, I decided to do the opposite. If you had to save one (and only one) musical instrument, what would it be? To avoid repetition, I’ll say piano/guitar/drums have already been saved from extinction.
I’d pick the tenor saxophone. I don’t know of any instrument that has the emotional range of the saxaphone, from the most romantic ballad to avant-garde squealing. I picked tenor rather than alto because it’s a lot better at a “gutbucket” sound than the alto. What’s your choice?
I’ll have to chime in for the violin.
*Uh-uh, you said chime first. *
What? That was just a turn of phrase. I want to save the violin.
*
Tough. You get a chime.*
You mean chimes?
No. Just the one. E flat specifically.
Bass.
The gods have conveniently misinterpreted you, so you are stuck with a fish. And you can’t tuna fish.
(Hey, I get to quote 34 yo album covers in a music thread. Back off.)
Violin.
Your wish is granted as long as Victor Wooten solos on this instrument are considered a crime punishable by death. 
Celeste.
Organ.
Roland 808
Trumpet.
Because: Miles Davis.
I should specify that I mean the TR-808 drum machine, not the newer musicbox or whatever they call it.
I actually kinda like the hurdy gurdy.
No deal.
sitar