Name a musical instrument
Plankton
The first thing everyone thinks of.
- Cello
- Clarinet
- Drums
- Flute
- Guitar
- Harp
- Piano
- Saxophone
- Trombone
- Trumpet
- Tuba
- Violin
Schooler
Solid, but you’re swimming with the crowd.
- Accordion
- Acoustic guitar
- Bagpipes
- Banjo
- Bass drum
- Bass guitar
- Bassoon
- Bell
- Bongos
- Bugle
- Cowbell
- Cymbals
- Didgeridoo
- Double bass
- Electric guitar
- French horn
- Glockenspiel
- Gong
- Grand piano
- Harmonica
- Harpsichord
- Horn
- Kazoo
- Keyboard
- Lute
- Mandolin
- Maracas
- Marimba
- Oboe
- Organ
- Piccolo
- Recorder
- Sitar
- Snare drum
- Steelpan
- Synthesizer
- Tambourine
- Timpani
- Triangle
- Ukulele
- Viola
- Xylophone
Rare
Genuinely uncommon. A strong pick on any prompt.
- 12-string guitar
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Alphorn
- Alto clarinet
- Alto saxophone
- Appalachian dulcimer
- Archtop guitar
- Autoharp
- Baglama
- Balalaika
- Bansuri
- Baritone horn
- Baritone saxophone
- Barrel organ
- Bass clarinet
- Boomwhacker
- Bouzouki
- Bucket drum
- Cajón
- Calliope
- Carillon
- Castanets
- Celesta
- Celtic harp
- Charango
- Chimes
- Church bell
- Cigar box guitar
- Clash cymbals
- Classical guitar
- Claves
- Concertina
- Conch shell
- Conga
- Contrabassoon
- Cornet
- Crash cymbal
- Cuatro
- Darbuka
- Death whistle
- Digital piano
- Djembe
- Drum machine
- Early Irish harp
- Electric piano
- Electric violin
- Electronic drum kit
- English horn
- Erhu
- Euphonium
- Fife
- Finger cymbal
- Flamenco guitar
- Floor tom
- Flugelhorn
- Glass harp
- Great Highland bagpipe
- Güiro
- Guitarrón
- Guzheng
Deep Cut
Real obscurity. This is where the list gets long.
- 17-string koto
- 7-string guitar
- Aarbajo
- Abeng
- Aboès
- Aburukuwa
- Accordica
- Accordina
- Accordola
- Accordolin
- Acoustic bass guitar
- Adeudeu
- Adırna
- Adjalin
- Adufe
- Adungu
- Aeolian harp
- Aeolodion
- Aeotana
- Afoxê
- Agach kumuz
- Aghanim
- Agiarut
- Agida
- Agidigbo
- Agogô bells
- Agung
- Agung a tamlang
- Ahardin
- Ahenk
- Ahoko
- Ainu fiddle
- Air horn
- Ajaeng
- Ajayu
- Akadinda
- Akhila raga mela veena
- Akkordolia
- Akonting
- Al-Ras
- Ala bohemica
- Alamoru
- Alapini veena
- Alboka
- Alexander violin
- Alfaia
- Algaita
- Algoza
- Alimba
- Alligator drum
- Almirez
- Almpfeiferl
- Alounloun
- Altar bell
- Alto flute
- Alto sackbut
- Alto trombone
- Aluphone
- Amadinda
- Amakondere
One in a Krillion
The gem picked for each prompt. Trench floor.
- Daxophone
Wooden tongue bowed on a block to sound like a talking animal.
- Octobass
Twelve-foot bass so tall its player works levers from a platform.