I was just trying to think of a name for my new flute and was wondering how many other people name their instruments?
My new flute's name is Polly, who is now married to Fergus the headjoint.

Then I suddenly realised that I never named my Clarinet after I bought it last November. I think he's a boy. So suggestions welcome!

I don't name my instruments - or even my pets (don't have any at the moment but the last was "called" Big Rabbit and we have had several "called" Fish) - but then I do have three children...

Thinking about this now I should call my flute "Flute".

And before anyone asks, my children are not called Boy, and Girl 1 and Girl 2,..... (often)

I name everything! Pets, instruments, domestic appliances.....
My piano is Dobbin as he is a hardworking workhorse of a thing, my basset recorder is called Fred, my soprano recorder is called Eric, my treble is usually called Mate my sopranino is Little Beast although I love it really. I have a large collection. A full list would just be embarrassing.

Images of you saying...."Time to get out the little beast"

No, it is usually "Come here, Little Beast" I love him to bits really.

I have named my violin Figaro but have not named my digital piano keyboard (it could be that I 'resent him/her' as I really want a real piano deep down )

hi my flute is florence the fife is finegan the bansuris ( bamboo flutes) are bina and bobanesh and lastly gertie the guitar

my husband has a flute which is hardly played which i unkindly called flat note fred

Ben you really are years ahead of yourself

Afraid I don't name any of my instruments (still haven't got a pet name for the other half after 12 years! Mine is possom but you might have guessed that). Going to have to try harder

My first trumpet was called 'seb' and my new trumpet is just called 'Yam' (yamaha trumpet! ) not very original - we have a cupboard full of un named instruments!

At last! Someone else is sane on this board.

My daughter calls her piano George. Ive no idea why. Its a new Kemble Oxford.
Mine would be more suited to George, as it was a George Rogers (1971), later taken over by Yamaha.

I wont tell you what I call my organ.

Never even gave it a thought...BUT as I am getting a new instrument soon, perhaps I may consider naming it!

Thank goodness for that!

Yes, I name my instruments, I think they've all been mentioned elsewhere by name!

I have not named all my instruments. I thought that would be over the top. So my French horn, trumpet, upright piano, violins, plastic recorders, autoharp, bagpipes, and old plastic ebay clarinet do not have names.

A friend of mine has two double basses called Basil and Sybil.

We once had a piano at school called Percy...
I personally don't name my instruments, but do talk to them often! I don't think it works like talking to plants though...

Yup, I'm an instrument namer.

My last fiddle was called Thibault. My new fabulous fiddle is, rather embarassingly called 'Hamish McFight'...

hope they get on ok!!


my alto sax is known as "Bird"

but Charlie Parker was better than I am (now that MIGHT surprise you!! )

Well my youngest calls her flute flutey and the Saxophones are Beast 1 and Beast 2. this is mainly because they live with my parents as my other half forbade them house room (too many instruments). We have never confirmed their existance but he must be a little suspicious by now He does pay for all the books and some exams

My electric violin is called Lecki, don't have names for the others (though the harp is sometimes just "harpy"). However, I do talk to my instruments alot, especially my harp and accoustic violin. I also have a rather favourite tenor pan at school which I am slightly over protective of

My clarinet and piano don't have names... My friend used to call my clarinet Amy (I do not have a clue why!). I wouldn't know what to call them anyway!!!

I call my clarinet clari.. Not too original, granted, but at least it makes sense! My dad calls my recorders horrible squeaky things.... I also talk to my instruments, in my head at least!

I haven't really named them yet.
Actually my Dad calls my oboe 'the trombone' but that's a long story...
But I'll work on it. I actually am relatively sane at the moment!

I don't name my instruments, or talk to them.

I think (for me at least) my string instruments are more likely to end up with names, even though I'm beyond compare more flautist than string player... much as I love my flute, it's just tentatively named Pearl after the make, and I would upgrade it tomorrow given the chance (well, at least try others out and see) though I love it whereas, for example, my fiddle is an old and beloved friend even though I don't play it that well, and the thought of selling it would be a huge wrench.

Only my stringed instruments have names.....my violins are called Hermann and Paolo, and my viola is called Dave. There's also Charlie the Cello

me like Charlie the Cello, sounds good

My mother is always referingto me playing the trombone/trumpet/oboe. All talking about my main instrument - clarinet. I don't play any brass instruments!!

Walter (the wardrobe)

Louis (the bassoon)

Basil (bass recorder)

Mia (flute)

Pica (piccolo)

Kung (tenor recorder)

Oui (little car)

the list goes on....

???????

I agree. None of my recorders are named but I do have Gemmy (viola) & Gambo (violin) - plus Freddie my old violin who I can't bring myself to part with.

We name everything around here - including all the plants in the garden...

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Clarence .....!

It's an awesome name for a clarinet

How do you tell its a boy ???????.....................

You can just tell! I have a flute (Trevor) who is also a boy. For some unknown reason all my other instruments are name (and gender) free.

My plastic regent clarinet is called Squeek - it named itself as it was the 1st thing it said to me!. My Bass clarinet is Sally in memory of my Grandmother (I bought it with the money she left me in her will). My Eb clarinet is called Squeeky (Squeeky 2 if we are being formal as it's my 2nd Eb). None of my other instruments have names.

I did used to have a spider plant called 'Incy' that sat on my filing cabinet at work.

My husband had one called 'Samson' when he was at Uni. We had one of his offspring around for a while, called 'Kenny'. Prizes for anyone who can work out why (football connection). I think we got rid of him after No 1 son grabbed hold of one of the trailing 'babies' and pulled the plant pot on his head. He still bears a small scar.

My flutes don't have names, but are known by such abbreviations as the Yammy, the TJ, the Powell and the Mura.

Must have been Kenny Dalgliesh whose arms and legs were all over the place!

No - but a nice try.

Arsenal had a footballer named Kenny Samson in the 80's if I remember correctly .

Well done! It was Sansom rather than Samson, but you've got the man.

Ah - I used to teach his son! *tries desperately to get ageing brain cells to remember his name*

I just get vibes from him. I dont know. He's an old Rudall Carte and Co Clarinet and if he were human, I could just imagine him sitting in an old arm chair in the corner of the room dinking nips of whiskey. He would also have a moustache and a monocle. He smokes a pipe and forever smells of tobacco. But always smart, with a waistcoat, with a pocket watch. He drives a Bently and talks about his time in the Navy.

My piano and recorder don't have names. My clarinet is called "Bl**dy Thing" because at the moment it hates me..

Never been a great one for giving instruments names. 'Clari' is about as interesting as it gets name-wise.....

Strange my daughter's Clarinet hates her too!! Do you think it's a Clari thing or is yours a B12 Buffet too?

Yes I do name my instuments! The ones I use most are called:
Max (piano)
Gemma (digital piano)
Donovan (horn)
Indra (sop sax)
Lotte (Clarinet)

I even named my teachers piano Sylvester, but somehow I think it is better not to tell him .

To got with my electric violin Lecki, my accoustic has apparently now been christened "Cousti" by my friend Seems to be sticking though...

Ive been thinking of calling my clarinet BARRY because I like Barry-clari's name. And it rhymes. I've no idea whether it is a boy or girl though so will go and christen it and see if it gets offended!

Great name That's the thing with my violin - I thought he was a very sophisticated but quite "deep" german but he seems to like Cousti Oh well, it's not too bad I suppose