# The triangle in an orchestra.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-triangle-in-an-orchestra/562210>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 28, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-triangle-in-an-orchestra/562210 "2010-11-28T22:14:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kiyoshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-triangle-in-an-orchestra/562210/21 "2010-11-29T21:34:42Z")

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I never knew that a triangle was a real instrument! I’d thought it was just something kids played with…

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**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:** [November 30, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-triangle-in-an-orchestra/562210/22 "2010-11-30T03:02:21Z")

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> [@Kiyoshi](#):
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> I never knew that a triangle was a real instrument! I’d thought it was just something kids played with…

You’re confusing it with the square. 🙂

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-triangle-in-an-orchestra/562210/23 "2010-11-30T03:08:34Z")

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> [@Kiyoshi](#):
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> I never knew that a triangle was a real instrument! I’d thought it was just something kids played with…

A lot of (most) drum sets in bands have them.

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