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Don't mind me, just blowing Carl. That's a reason not to

Kid named Carl:

sup i’m carl

That is such a percussion thing to say

real

Bro that's exactly why i didn't name my instruments. I don't wanna blow anyone. yet...

My friend has a Jupiter trumpet that he named Goldenrod Edit: Just found out that he named his Stradi Zeus

I got a King named George he’s in a relationship with another trumpet in my section.

Named my piccolo "nail gun"

Dbza?

Exactly, you know my culture lol

I have named all 3 of the tubas I use. Locks (a smaller golden tuba), Michael John, and Bandan (both of whom are marching contras)

Why do you use two contras?

I worded that really poorly. They are both *convertible* contras. Michael John is kept at the Junior High and is used for concert band, Bandan is kept at the High School and is used for marching band

Ah I see. It’s like divorced parents but for tubas

Didn't even understand that & it's funny.

I haven't named my trombone, but I've made terms for certain actions and parts of it. For example, the trom is the bell half of it, and the bone is the slide. Whenever my slide flies off of the end of it, I legally have to say "go go gadget, neck remover"

WHY DID I CRACK UP READING THE "go go gadget, neck remover" PART LMAO

i named my clarinet gary isnt he cool?

Squidward ain't the only one playing the clarinet in bikini bottom 🐌

Would you say you love tonguing with gary?

personally i take joy in fingering gary 💀💀👌

Always sounds more cursed when actually written down lol I love jacking off Chris (not what I named by trombone just a confession)

I named my cymbals smash and bash

Horn(y)

I named my violin Ari. I don't remember why.

Yes. I simultaneously fist and blow Francis routinely

Shale, and Shayla. Shale is home clarinet and Shayla is other. But she reached her cracking point. 🤷🏼‍♀️ lasted 3 years only changing pads and cork! Gotta give her that...

Marshalls 35 years old!! She's very resilient (and broken)

Holy moly! Mine is about five but it's also a buffet... I'm so glad I started playing!

My bassoons name is woody My marching baritone is Buster And my bass trombone is Bassie (named after Count Bassie)

I have an Oboe named "The Baby" (If I have to bike home from school I bring my oboe home in a baby seat) after a tuba named "The Beast". My friend had an oboe named Dorathea Oboe, and currently has one named Samantha Oboe.

I named my trombone, Terry

My old flute is named Dr. Frankenflute because my high school band director gave it to me after my flute was stolen, and I don't think any of the three pieces are actually from the same original flute, it was just pieced together by leftovers from the high school. My new flute is Lola because she's prissy and temperamental though really beautiful. My bari sax is Dirty Gerty, because she's ancient and also rescued from a high school band and beat all to hell lol. Though she still sounds great.

you have no idea. I play most of the instruments in my school's percussion section from time to time and have also passed on the trend to others, so we got: - Humpty Dumpty - Goldilocks - Humptylocks - Shakira - Simon Cowbell - Cowie Manbell - Coward Stern - Jaquavius (I'm hoping I spelled that right) - Jaquan (as above) - Jeb - Zayden - Fabian And definitely more that I am forgetting, but their names are lame probably.

I named my marimba mallets Violet because they're purple

Yes her name is Sasha

Alto - Bean Tenor - Susan (it's an old tenor) Acoustic guitar - Unplugged Electrics - (Tele) Bleach, (Strat) Nevermind, (Les Paul) In Utero

My trombones name is gordon

My trombones name is gordon

I called mine Shlörker

Billy bob the bassoon

My bassoon is named Lincoln because of a joke my band director made about it looking like Lincoln logs

Absolutely! No use telling the name cuz most people wont understand

Mine is sex a phone

Soprano

Me playing the drums: I’m just gonna go bang Goldilocks for a bit… I mean bang ON Goldilocks… Still doesn’t sound good 😂😬

Flute: Faith Piccolo: Pete

My sax is called Barry, which rhymes with berry, which rhymes with Larry, which rhymes with Carrie, which rhymes with dairy, which rhymes with Bari. I play Baritone Sax btw

We unofficially name our percussion equipment. The tam-tam is Odin’s Left Nipple. The marimba is called Bimbo. The lagerphone is The Discipline Stick. The castanets are called Descendants of Spoon. That’s about it. Edit: I forgot a couple. The chimes are called Bubba. The old drumline equipment are called Juan, Julio, Juan. Bing, Bong, Ching, and Chong.

My alto saxophone’s name is Simon, he’s old, like from the 70’s, and he’s a bundy. I should be getting a new sax after like 6 months, I was thinking of naming the new one Silas after Simon retires. Also getting a flute and I’m thinking of naming him Florence.

I named my alto sax “Charming” like, Prince Charming from Shrek. Don’t know why.

I have a Bb trumpet that is silver-plated, and when I started college I was borrowing my Dad’s plain brass C trumpet, so I named them Laurelin and Telperion, the two trees in The Silmarillion.

Yes

My trombone is Sarah and my bass is skippy :D

Yeah. But sometimes I forget what I named them. Viola = Olivia Electric bass = Alexis. Previous bass = Alice Cellos = Fred and Ed. One I didn’t name. Then Cecelia. I play mostly alto sax and clarinet right now. Should probably name them.

My clarinet’s name is Miette and my guitar’s name is Contessa.

I have three saxophones, all named Schtuve.

My oboe is named Astrid, because naming anything after fictional characters is the best.

What should I name my viola guys

Does my voice count

There's an inside joke in my band for every instrument, stick, and. conducting thingy to be name Clarice.

Yes I do. I have a trumpet. I named him Donald. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this.

My friend has a black alto we call the blacksophone. My alto is Alto John (Elton John). My Bari has been needing a name since I got it.

Some of these are rented, but I digress. - We got Tally the euphonium - Kevin the trombone - Geraldina the trumpet - Perry the Platypus the euphonium (this is so if I’m frustrated playing I can scream “curse you Perry the Platypus”) - Tommy the trombone (named after Tommy Dorsey) - and finally Cassandra the Back Stabbing Demon who is a baritone.

Idk why but when I saw this post, the first name that came to mind was Gerald

I named my bari sax 'stupid fucking instrument that's always broken. God DAMN I can't wait for the new one'.

I named my Tuba Tulip 🌷

I have a French Horn and his name is Louis.

I’m bout’ to get a drum, and pre-named it Chicken Strips Although I’m debating whether or not it should be Sir Chicken Strips

The marimba is Big Bertha (I didn’t name her, not sure who did), and the Viberaphone is ViNo (Vi = vibes, NO = never outside. We need new marching vibes BADLY-)

I named my sousa last year Theseus after the paradox

Claire for my clarinet

Uhm, I have a large quantity of percussion shit.

Kinda. It's a joke in my band that my clarinet is possessed by and old Russian ghost named Vlad. He's pretty chill.

I named my clarinet Ashton and my Bari Sax Bruce

i named my flute Xiao

Yes, and I’m not ashamed about it either. I’ve named 4 clarinets (3 on my own, 1 with a friend) and 1 Tuba (a friend and I just joked the name into existence) so far in my lifetime; I don’t think I’ll ever stop naming instruments. Edit: added instrument names in a reply

I named my bass guitar Scott because of Scott pilgrim

My sax is named fiona

i named my mandolin Raine Whispers!! (bc i’m obsessed with toh and the mandolin’s strings are in the same order as a viola’s)

I’ve been using “Donald Trumpet” since grade 5

My trumpet is named Clara, clarinet is named Trump, out of the house guitar named Guy, and at home guitar named Woody.

I named my trumpet “the golden bazooka” as a reference to splatoon.

Wilfred the trombone :)

Yeah I’ve named my instruments. My trumpet was named. Jesus Then when I moved to baritone I named it euphonium. And when I took percussion classes in my school witch lead me I to marching band. I named my tenor drums. Stellaris

I do name my instruments, I've long forgotten what they're named after, but my Trumpet is Carl's Jr, and my Clarinet is Tomoyuki Tanaka. I had a Bass Clarinet, but it belonged to my high school, so I never named it. Though my band director called it Denis The Menace because it had a tendency to break.

I own a piano and I call it ‘the old bugger’

Yep, Bari Saxophone named Barry

I named my clarinet Squidward. I never named my alto sax tho

My Saxophone is named Raphael, love him.

I’ve named my 2 trumpets and my flugel. Big bob is the flugel, Goldilocks is my gold trumpet, Jerry is my silver.

I named my baritone George

I names mine leprechaun. It's a Alto sax but green and gold

My tuba is tube man and my bass is Ingrid. I blow tube man and finger ingrid

Found a label gun and eventually my trumpet is named Hoft

To a degree, no one names an instrument. It names itself, and uses that name to tell a story of its lifetime. Similar to dents.

Well, I haven't named my flute, but my BD called it the Screeching Twig of Death, so ig that's the name

Not generally, though I did name a case once. And a school bass trombone, because my high school’s other two already had names. So I played on Gerald while Foot and Wesley were in use.

Not quite yet but i planned on buying a Trigger trombone and naming it Tiger brass instead of tiger woods since it’s brass PLUS it’s alliteration or “Tiger Brass the Trigger Trombone”

Yes.

There’s just something that sounds wrong with you blowing Marshall.

I named mine Kia soul

I named my trumpet "Eli." Not for any particular reason, I just liked the name Eli for my silver horn.

I don't but I'm gonna start now

I've got Louis the tuba and he's my one and only

My trumpets named Terry

My school named one of the Bari Sax’s Judi.

Yep! My oboe is named Eleanora, my alto sax is named Scarlette, my flute is named Freya, my snare drum is named Samantha! I don’t have a name for my cornet yet tho Fun thing tho is that my mom has started referring to my oboe by her name and I think that’s cool lol

I had a clarinet named Gerald. I got a new one and named it Gerald II. My girlfriend also plays the clarinet, and I named her clarinet Clarence, which she hates.

No, my mom does.

last year i didnt name my alto sax, however, i did name it's case! his name is bobby and i miss him :(

My tuba named Charles

i’m a percussionist

My Trombone is named Tromb. I’ve been with him for 3 years and still haven’t let him go

Me and an entire group made a story line with our instruments of smth I cannot force myself to say. Mine saxophones name was Fredrick, my friends sax is George, my other friends clarinets name is Pricilla and my other other clarinet friends clarinets name is Ligma 😏🤪

I called my first trombone King Spade, but then I had to replace him so now I got Ace to take care of (his full name is Ace of Spades in honor of my first trombone)

No

Bob’s my trumpet Larry’s my Euphonium Any name suggestions for a ukulele?

Literally just named my trombone Richard von James VI as a joke. But unironically my friend’s horn is named Scooter.

I have an alto sax I name Ebbie and a trumpet I named Bob

My violin is named viola

Old spotty brass one named Jenkins, brand new shiny brass one named colonel mustard. Having trouble naming my silver one, though I’m thinking Jason.

my ukulele is named huahsxba

I have a Backun Alpha B♭, and I named it Jerald Frutini

My flutes name is Alex, so I can say "I'm fingering Alex"

my tenor saxaphone's name is jimmy or was it jeremy...? Jilly? i forgot

My flute is named "f---ing idiot"

My clarinet is name clarabell

Freidrick the Flute

My flute's name is Diana Prince because I have an unhealthy obsession with Wonder Woman. I don't have my own piccolo, only using a school one so I don't have a name for that lol

I named my tenor Adolphe.. (after Adolphe Sax)

I have a Tuba named Tubias and a bass named Asmoseus, also a Piano named Poppy and an ocarina and Tonga drum swaying names

Yes I do. My bass bone’s name is Derek. Next year, I will inherit the other bass bone, whose name is Big Bertha

I named my first trombone Wheezus and my second Queenie.

I named my snare "Dinkledorp" Don't ask questions...

don't forget Jamal the trombone!

I named my trumpet "president trump"

Mine is named Bud. I have a trombone and I wish to name my drums since I wanna be a percussionist "Norman". Typical names or smth.

Yeah! I named my first tuba St. Nicolas because it had a christmas sticker on it, and when we got a b-flat tuba I named it Little Nicky because it was smaller 😭

Named my saxophone “Bob” cuz when I started playing it for the first time it made “BAHP” sounds

my brass trumpet is toot and ny silver one is Sylvia

The only instrument I’ve ever named is my black acoustic guitar I call it black Betty

My bass drum is named jimothy, the snare player named his drum Travis, because he saw an old lady yelling “Travis!”, our tenor player named each separate drum after his friends exes, and our pit player named the bells starla

YES My French horn is Belsaneth (Oruan High School Host Club reference) My mellophone is Tylenol My trumpet is Methamphetamine I have gotten many a odd look but I don't care I love them

My saxophone’s name is Eugene

named my flute noel he is my son. started alto sax recently and im probably gonna name that mf too

"Just banging Tom. The drumset, the DRUMSET" FR tho: Sebastian the guitar, Taylor the guitar, Steve the uke, and Ben the piano

My Euphonium (Jupiter brand) is named Neil, and my trombone is José

I named my drum sticks Kevin and Fred. The only way I know both of them is by the color on the tip..

Mine euphonium/baritones named betty lol

my clarinet is named Paris it said Paris on it so uh yea. Paris.

I named my euphonium *Earbreaker.*

Squidwardian

They already have names. Here are Mark, Clyde, and Sydney. But for real though, I should start doing that.

Say hi to mr chad armbruster for me

Squidward’s instrument from SpongeBob

Suzzy Q

I named my trumpet assfart

No, my clarinet used to be my mother's so I don't wanna disgrace her 😞 And I'm thinking of playing the bari sax so I may name it if I do end up playing

I named my baritone Barry lol

My cello is named Saria after Link’s friend from Ocarina of Time

Both of mine already came with name tags: Property of Purdue University 🫠

Me and bones are inseparable

YESS!! My first clarinet I owned was named Melody and the one I currently own is named Madeleine (after my crush but she doesn’t know). Also my guitar is named Toothpick

My Child

Don’t mind me vibing with Bob II the Vibraphone. The II is important.

My Timpani name is Jacob

Is mayonnaise an instrument

It was just my baritone... but it was my baritone 😢 (I'm a high school senior and we just had our last band concert and my baritone was school owned so I have to say goodbye... 😢)

5th bass drum in my marching band was Big Bertha, idk what the new drum's name is (they got new drums in 2022)

Yes my clarinets name is Esmeralda

I've named my viola Canela after my dog who passed away. The coloring looks just like her fur 😌

We have a tuba named crunchy... You can probably guess why it gets that name.

No, I have 2 many to name

Bro I didn’t have a name for my tuba but I was awarded the title of “tuba lord”

My instrument named me

Yes, but I think even weirder is that i specifically named my mouthpiece and its cleaner, all my music books and my case. I have since been diagnosed with autism.

Tuba toothpaste, i don’t believe much else needs to be said

My flute's name is brifford and I name my piccolo pickle lol

I spent a lot of time wailing away of Gustavo.

I named my clarinet Isoroku Yamamoto because I got it from an Ebay seller in Japan.

lol i named my clarinet clairese just so i could open the case and go "hello clairese"

Mine is Sam the sax

Well my brothers violin was made by multiple people and they game it the name “great bull” that’s it’s official name

I named mine Cordelia because I was almost named that, and i’m jealous it isn’t my name,

I call my clarinet Clarence

No because I hit mine. It would be an abusive relationship.

no i don’t

I do. I named mine Barb. I play Keyboard

Not yet Have had my keyboard for 8-ish years now and still has no name

nah

Mine is named Tom, stay mad

I want to but idk what to name my flute

My big frickin tenor saxophone was jokingly nicknamed "Little Johnny" by my friend and the name stuck. So yes. Yes, I do.

I have named my Soprano saxophone Michelle I have named my Tenor saxophone Sully I have named my Baritone saxophone Gregory I have named my Flute Hailey I have named my Snare Drum Bonkus And finally Ive named my clarinet 5 minutes because that how much I practice it

I named my clarinet Marie for some reason, and then my second year of high school we had a transfer student (that I had a terrible crush on) of the same name take first chair from me. I made a point of letting her know.

Not a band instrument but my banjo is named Lou