I was just wondering what the name of your instrument is-if any. I named my piano Fred...dont ask me why. My melodica is called Mel. Or am I just crazy?

I've had a few......

Kit - he was a King (tenor)
Bessy - a besson (Bb/F)
Harry - a Holton (amazing wonderful bass trombone )

Currently playing a Bb/F Yamaha called Yammy, but soon I'll be receiving my new Holton Bass trombone, (Harrys brother).

OoOoO Bass trombone lol. My girlfriend plays one of them, hes called Toky.

Absolutely not!

New (Gems) viola is Gemmy while old (neglected) violin is Freddie. I used to have a friend who called her viola Walter - I never knew why...

W

My bassoon is called Ivor, my flute hasn't got a name yet.

My horn is called Jill, because in my wind orchestra, the other horn is called Jack

And they're in lurrvee

My bus driver calls my Cello "the Beast", the name has sort of stuck . . .

My violin is called Jo because it is a hermaphrodite.

My viola doesn't have a name but it it definitely female.

My grand piano is a fat bloke without a name.

My upright piano is an elegant graceful female (nameless of course).

I don't play any of the others often enough to name them!

I'm thinking of names to give my recorders when I get them tommorow...but I'm not sure what.

Flute is Eve, being the vice principal flautist next to the principal called Adam...

Piano is Doris in memory of my Grandma who left me it in her will and was a fantastic pianist herself

Clarinet is Tomato as it is red like a tomato

Descant recorder is nameless (only naming this as it's the only wooden one I own)

Bass recorder (even though it isn't mine) is called Rosemary, as it looks like rosewood a bit?

Actaully mine don't have a name. Yet. So I think I shall give them a name now! Like an instrument christening sort of thing

Any suggestions for a male trumpet and a female piano?

I need to think of a name for my piano and guitar.

Car Expert

My flute would be female, if I had a bass flute it would be male.

I digress.

None of mine have names...maybe I should give them some!

I wouldn't be allowed to post what my saxophones name is. It is named after my favourite person in the whole world!

Joke!

Nathan?

So is MINE!

NM

Noooo!




Actually I think I should call it Steve.

Get the name "Steve " engraved on the bell

If that was directed at me, then yes! ok so my trumpet is now called nathan

EDIT: I have just noticed that your name is also nathan

NO, i was on about Nats favourite person! but im honoured! leave it as nathan!

wow! What was the inspiration for your bassoon's name?

Mine was the Ivor the engine theme tune.

Ivor???? ROFL ROFL!! Sorry, that just means something else to me!

IL- Yeah might get it engraved.

So was mine!!!! And I had the sheet music for it for Christmas! It sounds soooooo funny!

NM

My mistake

Small world, if I had a bassoon I would have named it Lisa

Wow, there's sheet music! I used to love watching the cartoons when I was little

Must get some inspriation for my new flute's name...

Me too. That's why when I first played it I knew it couldn't be called anything else! When I've got a chance, I'll send you the music if you like. It's not too hard (obviously, since I can play it !

NM

There sure is! I've seen it on eBay! I could try get it sent to you if I could

How about after a concert flautist? Like Sir James Galway

Aww thanks. I have a version but it goes up to top C!

I've never named my instruments, but my friend has a cello called hector

Which do you mean by "top C"? The one that would be middle C on treble clef or higher, because mine goes up to middle C.

NM

The C one octave above middle C.

(We have hjacked this thread...sorry)

*goes off thinking for names for new flute*

*waves* hello...I gave you an idea previously!

Sorry Il, I forgot to thankyou. I have A CD upstairs with a flautist on it, but I have forgotten who the flautust was.

I personally think a choice of
William Bennett
Emmanuel Pahud
James Galway
Jean Pierre Rampal would be good

THAT'S WHAT I'LL NAME MY RECORDERS!!! Piers, Michela and Will(iam)!!!! After world class recorder players!!!

Ivor the Engine works very well on bass clarinet! None of my instruments have names, but they are collectively known as "The Babies" - much to the hamster's disgust (he's Mummy's Other Baby you see. You don't? Oh well, never mind!).

What key is your hamster in?

Squeak minor?

I don't have for my instruments...................but my car's called 'Don'!!!!!!!!

Ummmm.....I don't have a name for my piano. But I've always thought that she's female.

My cello has to be male, just seems it.... and I call him Josh I don't know why just seems like a Josh

My viola is female cos it's a light colour... my piano is an old man

my clarinet's name is Esmerelda... My oboe is as yet nameless.

My instruments have both first names and surnames - does anyone else do this?
My violin is called Mark Goetz - Mark because he feels like a Mark, and Goetz because his bow was made by Goetz
My piano is called George Pedal
My viola is called Jay String, because I originally called him Jay after his maker, then I decided that Jay String sounds like an odd person saying G-string... how mature
My horn is called Dean Bling because (no offence to anyone called Dean here) he is gold coloured but going slightly green, commonly respected as two of the chavviest colours, and every Dean that I know is a chav, and Bling just makes it slightly more amusing.
I also named my metronome - Steve Tick
And my tuning fork - "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

*guffaws*

This is a funny thread but... yes, my violin is called Tony, don't know exactly why... hahahahah

My flutes called Millie! It was named by my friend when we were bored in the canteen one day! I had just got it!

Boringly enough, my violin is called, well, Violin.

I am Mr Originality.

Wow, my cello is called Hector too!!! How cool is that?

That's my name! But spelt differently! That's cool
My violin is a schizophrenic, so I can't name it because its name never ends up suiting its personality. It's is a female though, mostly. My guitar is called Freddie after Freddie Mercury. It is probably a male, but a slightly femanine one.