Have you named your instrument? [Archive]

Accidental

13.11.2003, 17:52

I thought this was going to be the subject of DavePayn's strange names thread, so I'll ask instead!
I had a friend who called her euph Esmerelda, and I had a Bartholemew baritone whern I was at school - it seemed like a good idea at the time!!! (Oh, and I called my french horn "that f*******ing thing", but I don't think that counts!)

So am I the only nutter?

leisa

13.11.2003, 18:46

oooooo i did a thread on this a while ago!!! i name mine conner!!! i thought i was the only nutter but were not dnt worry!!

lizi

13.11.2003, 20:02

I dont name my instrument but ive aquired a nickname for my gig bag!

its called "The Beast" cuz its humongus....even though its only got a flugel init!

(believe in padding u see!) :roll:

cornetshell

13.11.2003, 20:14

im sure there are plenty of people who do but sorry - no i dont...its my cornet not my mum/dad/bro/boyf/sex toy.....

but on the other hand my friends cornet was called Kelly.......and her trumpet was trevor,....but i think it is a little scarey,......cudnt do it- im pants at picking names. im gonna call my kids by numbers instead.

:roll: :shock:

groovy

13.11.2003, 21:10

I had a friend who called her euph Esmerelda,

OMG! Am I your friend? Thats the name of my euph! I have Archibald the trombone.

My old valve trombone was Weebl, and my very first euph was Wesley. :D

Oh, and how come you lot are admitting to naming your instrument, but only 1 person has answered yes in the poll? :evil: Be a proud nutter!

Vickitorious

13.11.2003, 22:16

I haven't named my instrument but it's my ikle baby :D :roll:

Seedhouse

13.11.2003, 22:23

I haven't named my instruments but all of my friends say that I should because I spend so much time practicing it and having it with me!! :oops: :oops: :oops:
Ah well, I enjoy playing loads :wink:

Accidental

14.11.2003, 00:34

OMG! Am I your friend? Thats the name of my euph!

I don't think so - did you ever live in Brighton?!!

PeterBale

14.11.2003, 09:18

Anyone thought of naming their instrument "A Wrong Note", 'cause then, when the conductor says "Did you play a wrong note . . . ?"
:wink: :lol: :lol:

Accidental

14.11.2003, 09:21

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Seedhouse

14.11.2003, 10:07

:lol:

The Cornet King

14.11.2003, 11:28

The name of mine tends to change from day to day. :lol:
From "good ol' reliable" to "my baby" to "You big pile of useless ****"

:D Depends on the day. Of course its never the player thats wrong! as everyone will agree :lol: :lol:

Aidan

14.11.2003, 12:16

i havnt name my horn but my mute is called Percy

Trom41821

14.11.2003, 14:45

I voted "no" but my friend calls my Euph a trumplefunket because he can never remember what it really is!!

I've only known him for 12 years :oops: :oops:

BRASSBANDGIRL

14.11.2003, 18:23

I used to call my baritone barry the spider.

it was the only way to keep my nephews out of the case. :lol:

groovy

14.11.2003, 18:54

OMG! Am I your friend? Thats the name of my euph!

I don't think so - did you ever live in Brighton?!!

Nope - never even been there! Oh well - your friend has good taste in names. :)

bigmamabadger

14.11.2003, 21:17

I've not named my horn but I do think of her as a slightly raddled, gin-soaked old tart, you know the one that sits on a bar stool in the pub wearing fishnets and leather mini and calls all the young men "handsome", where the value of young is <45. Croaky voice from years of cheap whisky and fags and tends to get maudlin at closing time.
No, wait, that's me. :roll:
BMB

JessopSmythe

14.11.2003, 22:33

most of the names that my trom gets called are unprintable. You know, the names you use when for no apparent reason it splits a note, gets the slide in the wrong position or fluffs a tricky run. :)

cornetgirl

14.11.2003, 23:49

I will bring Fenella to CinN - she's one sexy flugel!

Rach x

kate_the_horn

30.11.2003, 20:13

i told myself, the year i got my new horn, whoever wins big borther will be my horns name,
purely for the fact that i knew kate would win!

my horn is called kate!!

u can tell shes female thou!!

kek

HBB

30.11.2003, 22:29

My cornet's called Cornetto, and my horn

Abi ;)

^ My crush :P

TuTuKu

30.11.2003, 23:33

I own cornelious the cornet! 8)

Okiedokie of Oz

01.12.2003, 06:16

LEmme see.....

My EEb Is Bessie (Besson Sovereign)
My BBb was Bertha (BIG BERTHA to you!!)
My Trumpet is Dougall (the Bugel)
My Clarinet is Squeaky (obviously)
and I used to say that when I bought a bass trombone, I'd name it after my music teacher, Mr Bach-Er (his name was Barker, but at the time I thought Bach Trombones were the ant's pants)

Never named the eupho when I had it, but when the bands new Sov cornet was acting up while it was brand new, I had it testing it @ work, and my students (who all knew I named my stuff) asked what it was called.....

Mr Costs-ME-a-lot-of-Money!!!!!!!

Big Fella

01.12.2003, 12:30

My other half has a habbit of giving everything a nickname..

Her Eb Tuba is called Tessa
Her Bass Trombone is called Bertrude.

And I only dread to think what she calls me when I am not about..

lynchie

01.12.2003, 12:59

She's called Charlene and she's lovely... well I've given her a few beatings for misbehaving in the past but she seems to be falling into line now!

groovy

01.12.2003, 17:36

Have you named your instrument?
Yes
24% [ 9 ]
No
75% [ 28 ]

Total Votes : 37

WHERE'S THE OTHER 1%???!!!

Okiedokie of Oz

02.12.2003, 14:22

I was hungry........sorry

Pythagoras

02.12.2003, 19:41

If I ever do something that stupid somebody shoot me.

HBB

02.12.2003, 21:30

*bang*

:lol:

Accidental

03.12.2003, 16:54

I suppose this is as good a time as any to admit my current horn doesn't have a name! My car's called Millie though, but thats a whole other story..... :wink:

Jezzabell

04.12.2003, 09:13

Can't say iv eva thought bout giving my instrument a name! and i dont think that any1 in our band has!

akwarose

13.10.2004, 20:33

phyllis the cornet :D

trombelle

14.10.2004, 10:21

my trombone DID have a name but after the college orchestra tour this summer i forgot what i had called it :S (nothing to do with the excessive alcohol....)

i know a guy who named his bass Ethel tho! :D

WhatSharp?

14.10.2004, 10:51

I'm sure this topics been done before.... oh well....

My Schilke doesn't have a name (though perhaps it should after all its been through this year) but my spare is called "Old Bob" cause it was destined for the factory bin but got saved and rebuilt with od bits'n'bobs (It's an old style sovereign with the tuning slide on the bell pipe).

I think the new one should be called "Lucky" cause it's lucky it's still around! (especially after having extensive repair work after this years regionals).

Andy Stevens

16.10.2004, 15:12

My cornet is called Ronnie.

Ronnie Cornet. See the clever play on words? Oh never mind.

Dave Payn

29.07.2005, 00:35

Mine's called Quasimodo, particularly when I have a 'hunch' I'm going to split another note....

;)

Mister 4x4

29.07.2005, 01:28

Hadn't really given this much thought...

I have been referring to it since I've had it as 'El Cheapo' though. I think after I finally cave in and send it off to the repair shop to have the valve bores reamed I'll start calling it 'The Money Pit.'

Beats me - I don't think I'll call it anything unless it just comes to me sometime. I'll probably have to come up with a name fit for a super-model... since all it does is sit there and look pretty at the moment.

jingleram

29.07.2005, 01:39

Can't say that I have named my instrument. I haven't stayed with any one instrument for long enough to begin an intense relationship with it like that!

MattB

29.07.2005, 09:23

In my band we have two old Imperial basses, one called Bertie and one called Bertha. My wife played Bertha for many a year, and Bertie was sadly sat in his case. Amazingly though, every time they are brought out to play, they need very little grease/ oil to get up and running!

If only we could say the same for 1990s sovreigns (sp?)!!

yonhee

29.07.2005, 10:26

No havn't named my horn... Its gets called stupid lots though. But so do I and stupid isnt my name.

persins

29.07.2005, 14:55

I haven't given my cornet a name but I call it all sorts of things when it doesn't do what I tell it to!!!

jingleram

29.07.2005, 15:02

Only a fool blames his/her instrument! I call mine stupid, idiotic, an shameful! Lol :D

meandmycornet

29.07.2005, 15:16

My cornet is called Charlie (he's a boy) and he's my ickle baby!

tinytimp

29.07.2005, 16:02

I've always found that if I name an instrument it plays better - I named the first flute I had but not the next one, and I just didn't seem to get on with it as well :( .

I don't name any percussion though - as it's shared I've never been able to build up a good enough relationship with any particular instrument to justify naming it as my own.

iancwilx

29.07.2005, 16:07

When I was at school a 1000 years ago I named my battered junior Eb Bass Sylvia after a poor girl who was currently having to suffer my unwanted attentions.
Eyebrows would be raised in conversations when I would refer to "Polishing Sylvia" or "Practicing with Sylvia" - you can imagine some of my other references !!
I thought it was funny - she did not.
I never made any progress with Sylvia whatsoever !!!

akwarose

29.07.2005, 19:29

sylvia the instrument or sylvia the person? :tongue:

iancwilx

29.07.2005, 21:43

sylvia the instrument or sylvia the person? :tongue:

At least I progressed some way with Sylvia the instrument, but with Sylvia the person my efforts gained no reward whatsoever - and I tried harder with her, but at least I ended up with something to cuddle and practice on for the next 43 years (As well as Mrs Wilx !!)

HorniKaz

30.07.2005, 00:32

:oops: I've had my horn for about 14 years & so "he" has to have a name. Used to have an imperial called "Henry" & now I've got a sov, its "Horatio" cos he's posh!! Or "H" for short, & now "HC" for reasons I cannot disclose!! ;)

Sad thing is, my case has a name....."Shell" given to it by a couple of friends :tongue:

Brian Kelly

30.07.2005, 13:11

Barry - as in White

'cos its a luuurve machine!

flower girl

30.07.2005, 13:34

i personally havent named my instruments however i know some one who named their cornet sedrick and their saxaphone leroy

HorniKaz

30.07.2005, 23:46

Barry - as in White

'cos its a luuurve machine!

Excuse me Brian, I thought it was Theo?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? :confused:

becks164

31.07.2005, 14:42

well my first trombone was called bob senoir and now my new one is bob junior, all my friends at my bands have named there instruments, i think its cool to name them

Just Crazy

31.07.2005, 17:59

I never thought of it until now!

That will give me something to do tonight when there is nowt on tv!

Brian Kelly

31.07.2005, 19:44

Excuse me Brian, I thought it was Theo?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? :confused:

Was it???

Oh dear.

I've been calling it Barry for so long I'd better keep it as Barry now, otherwise it'll just get confused and suffer severe psychological trauma and start messing up in contests.

Neil Glynn

31.07.2005, 20:21

My euph's called Bert, not entirely sure why but he seems quite happy with it!

Big Twigge

31.07.2005, 20:49

The Fludgelator.

Q..

03.08.2005, 16:06

Naming an instrument is just sad.

Neil Glynn

03.08.2005, 16:26

Naming an instrument is just sad.

:eek: SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Bert might hear you!

:biggrin:

Chris Sanders

03.08.2005, 16:29

:eek: SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Bert might hear you!

:biggrin:

Gotta agree with Q, and not just because he's a blue, I use my toilet as much as my horn, but ive not named it... :confused:

Mind you Trevor would be a good name for it... :rolleyes:

sevenhelz

03.08.2005, 19:46

i haven't named it... YET... only had it six months, and i wouldn't want to be giving my baby the wrong name now would i?

currently leaning towards Betsy...
xx

laurz_oconnor

04.08.2005, 13:49

laurz_oconnor

04.08.2005, 13:51

sevenhelz

04.08.2005, 18:13

ha! i'm sure kids called number 1 and number 2 wouldn't be picked on lol!:tongue:

i think it's even harder for kids, i mean they are shaped somewhat by their name... imagine being called theodore, you'd grow up a bit odd i think. but with instruments, we get them fully formed, and we should be able to match the name to them as they are :)

speaking of which, neil glynn just told me off for thinking my euph is female (Betsy)... what about Esmerelda?!
xx

Neil Glynn

05.08.2005, 01:58

speaking of which, neil glynn just told me off for thinking my euph is female (Betsy)... what about Esmerelda?!
xx

:ranting2: I've already told you.........Euphoniums are MALE!!!

PeterBale

05.08.2005, 07:40

:ranting2: I've already told you.........Euphoniums are MALE!!!
Of course, it could be argued that mouthpieces are male, and all instruments are female ;)