Competition CLOSED - Emmline is the Winner

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Competition CLOSED - Emmline is the Winner

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During the most recent Swindon-London Bipolar Chiff & Fipple Secret Meeting for the purposes of plotting and music, Gary Kelly, Avanutria, Lady Ceres and I gathered together a number of instruments shown above.

We later discovered a smaller number of instruments that we'd missed.

The first person to correctly guess how may instruments are in the picture, and name them all (type, not necessarily make and key, unless you want to show off), wins a tasty little musical instrument.

Competition Rules:

1) For the purposes of this competition only, banjos and bodhrans count as musical instruments.
2) First guess only per Chiffer will be accepted.
3) My decision is final, so there.
4) This competiton is for fun only. No bad language, political posturing, or moaning minnies will be tolerated.
5) All the instruments we counted are visible in the picture - i.e. we didn't hide any behind the sofa.
6) The competition will close when I'm bored of it, or if someone correctly guesses the right number, whichever comes first.
7) Yes, I know that radiator is a disgrace. I've been busy with other things.
8) If you can put up with all that shenannigins, go ahead and have a guess, what have you got to lose apart from your dignity?
9) Oh, the competition isn't open to anyone who was present when the photo was taken.
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Martin Milner wrote: Competition Rules:

1) For the purposes of this competition only, banjos and bodhrans count as musical instruments.

Teehee! :D
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Am I correct in assuming that guesses should be of this form, and posted as replies?:

(example -- not an actual guess)
1 Hurdy Gurdy
3 aquatic dulcimers
6 ... etc.
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fearfaoin wrote:Am I correct in assuming that guesses should be of this form, and posted as replies?:

(example -- not an actual guess)
1 Hurdy Gurdy
3 aquatic dulcimers
6 ... etc.
Yes, that is the idea. A final total at the bottom to clarify would be good too.
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Martin Milner wrote:The first person to correctly guess how may instruments are in the picture..... wins a tasty little musical instrument.
:o Not the Slude-dood's liquorice whistle??!!! If so, I don't want it. It's been chewed at one end already.
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I see:
5 fiddles
3 mandolins (1 oval hole, one f hole, one oval back)
1 Uillean pipes
5 flutes, one of which is a Bb?
4 guitars (1 classical, one steel accoustic, one travel guitar and one electric)
2 banjos (one 5-string, one “tenor”)
4 concertinas
1 button box
2 bodhrans
And about 21 whistles
totaling 48, more or less
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burnsbyrne wrote:I see:
5 flutes, one of which is a Bb?
Well spotted Mike, 'tis a Bb (keyless, by Carl Bell)
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Pretty good, but no cigar!

(the prize is NOT a cigar, btw)

You need to count those whistles carefully, and there's a few items you missed altogether.

Thanks for opening the bidding!
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26 Whistles
5 Flutes
1 Set of Uillean Pipes
2 Bodhrans
3 Acoustic Guitars
1 Electric Guitar
2 Banjos
5 Fiddles
3 Mandolins
4 Concertinas
1 Melodeon
2 Harmonicas (Mouth Harps)
1 Blue and Purple Mystery Instrument (what is that, a kazoo?)

Total: 56
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One of the fiddles is a viola.
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fearfaoin wrote:1 Blue and Purple Mystery Instrument (what is that, a kazoo?)
That's one of mine, and not a kazoo.
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Martin Milner wrote:Pretty good, but no cigar!

(the prize is NOT a cigar, btw)

You need to count those whistles carefully, and there's a few items you missed altogether.

Thanks for opening the bidding!
It must be cause of these 54 yr old eyes. On another look I, too, see some that I missed. At least, former guitar player that I am, I think I spied all the stringed instruments. Is there a "runner up" prize? :wink:
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Here's my guess...
58 total...
2 acoustic guitars
1 electric guitar
1 mini guitar, travler, whatever guitar...
3 violins
1 viola
4 mandolins
2 bodhrans
1 chanter...?
6 flutes
30 whistles
5 concertinas
1 ullian pipes...?
and
1 ceramic stein :P
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FJohnSharp wrote:One of the fiddles is a viola.
Well spotted!

Tyler Morris wrote:4 mandolins
Four? I can only count three! :D And I said you may count the banjos as musical instruments for the purposes of this competition! :lol:
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Martin Milner wrote:
FJohnSharp wrote:One of the fiddles is a viola.
Well spotted!

Tyler Morris wrote:4 mandolins
Four? I can only count three! :D And I said you may count the banjos as musical instruments for the purposes of this competition! :lol:
whooops!
Well, I got the viola anyways.... :P
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