# Sexiest musical instrument? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 7, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766 "2009-02-07T00:31:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carlotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/1 "2009-02-07T00:31:43Z")
Any NPR nerds who are regular listeners of “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” have heard them ask this question of their numerous musical guests, which got me wondering what the dopers think (because that is always the most important opinion to me) Me… while harmonica, saxophone and clarinet are able to reach right down into my underpants, I still think guitar wins because it leaves the player able to sing to me while playing (of course, so does the accordion, but, with apologies to Weird Al, it is just Not Sexy) How about you? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/2 "2009-02-07T00:36:02Z")
[La violon d’ingres](http://flabbergasted2.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/manray-violon_d_ingres1.jpg). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/3 "2009-02-07T00:39:24Z")
String instruments. Any of them, with the possible exception of the Harp. Ok, the Viola isn’t too sexy either, but all the rest of them are hot. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/4 "2009-02-07T01:01:56Z")
It’s the Oboe silly! Oh you mean the one that makes the sexiest music. Bongos. Definitely bongos. ---
**Author:** ![Lillith\_Fair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/5 "2009-02-07T01:12:50Z")
The organ. ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/6 "2009-02-07T01:16:38Z")
Ever since I took up the faggoti in the early 70’s, it’s been my vote. (bassoon) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/7 "2009-02-07T01:19:17Z")
The violin, cello, and/or piano. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/8 "2009-02-07T01:26:22Z")
The skinflute. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/9 "2009-02-07T01:27:46Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > The skinflute. **Lillith Fair** has you beat. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/10 "2009-02-07T01:37:33Z")
> [@](#): > > String instruments. Any of them, with the possible exception of the Harp. I dunno… I can picture a smokin’ hot woman playing harp a lot more easily than I can picture such a woman playing guitar. Would it be cheating to answer “voice”? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/11 "2009-02-07T02:13:53Z")
The Guitar seems to be the easiest way to get into a girls pants (just be the guy who brings up the guitar around a camp fire). But since I play the clarinet, I go with that (just like **carlotta** ) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/12 "2009-02-07T02:18:40Z")
Bassoon. Definitely. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/13 "2009-02-07T02:35:27Z")
Tuba, honey. How many times do I have to say it? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/14 "2009-02-07T03:47:26Z")
Makes a good “post-coital” fishing trip, too. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/15 "2009-02-07T03:53:32Z")
Theremin. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/16 "2009-02-07T04:41:12Z")
Gotta go with the Cello here. They’re comfortable with things in betwixt their legs and and are well versed with both hands. Sadly, I don’t believe I can make a case for my viola with this topic. School is [rough for cello players](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM&feature=related) though… [QUOTE=Rob Paravonian] Being a kid that played the cello sucked. Because there is no way to be cool when your instrument is larger than you. When you walk to school with your cello you’re like a wounded gazelle on the Serengeti. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/17 "2009-02-07T05:15:55Z")
The voice. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/18 "2009-02-07T05:28:52Z")
> [@Cyberhwk](#): > > School is [rough for cello players](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM&feature=related) though… That’s one of my favorite comedy bits _ever._ So…no one finds the trumpet or French horn sexy?.. Damn… ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/19 "2009-02-07T13:49:22Z")
Mandolin, specifically the f-style body with all of those curves. ---
**Author:** ![Fake\_Tales\_of\_San\_Francisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fake\_Tales\_of\_San\_Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fake_Tales_of_San_Francisco)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766/20 "2009-02-07T14:13:28Z")
The voice definitely. Guitar + voice is cheating because it’s two instruments. If that’s allowed though, I reckon a naked [One Man Band](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-man_band) woman would be pretty sexy. Multi-taskers are great in bed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-musical-instrument/484766.md?page=2)