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Category:Rebus
Submitted By:just_moi

 



Can you decipher the musical instruments represented below?

1. P O

2. BA BA

3. ECLART

4. @ # $ %


Answer

1. Piano (P and O)

2. Tuba (Two BA)

3. Clarinet (CLAR in ET)

4. Cymbals (Symbols)

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Comments

Posted by MrIxolite on Apr 17, 2003

Very good. I really enjoyed this one

Posted by frankenweoburger on Apr 17, 2003

Yes, very good. For BA BA I was thinking Bass (Ba's).

Posted by desilu72 on Apr 20, 2003

Really cute...that symbol/cymbal one through me off.

Posted by Charmer1723 on Apr 21, 2003

I really enjoyed this one!

Posted by on May 09, 2003

this is a good one..... i got some of them but over all i really didn't get the right idea on how to figure them out until AFTER i read the answers!!
-Reza #44

Posted by on May 09, 2003

That was fun--- easy one though Thanks )

Posted by Pheonix_down on May 09, 2003

I thought BA BA was double bass (double Bas). Good one! Loved it!

Posted by rose_rox on May 09, 2003

This one is awesome =)

Posted by on May 10, 2003

Arrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhh! Symbols/Cymbals! Arrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhh! I got all of them but that one! Thought you got mad when you were trying to figure out what other one to add! LOL

Posted by DaRealestDon on May 10, 2003

I am DaRealestDon.

Posted by wxscooter on May 30, 2003

Quite clever! Very fun!

Posted by gogogo1 on Jun 07, 2003

good one. Fun!!!!!!

Posted by Kougra on Jun 15, 2003

I really enjoyed this one! Excelent thinking!

Posted by muddles on Jun 26, 2003

very inventive

Posted by Smithy on Jul 29, 2003

I love this one! Even the titles a rebus!

Posted by Canary05 on Aug 22, 2003

The cymbals really had me stumped. However I think you have too many "E"'s in your clarinet question. I think it should have been ECLART, by my logic your answer based on your question would be clareinet.

Posted by just_moi on Aug 22, 2003

ur absolutel right canary... i dont know how that extra E crept in |(its not in the answer)... thanx 4 pointing it out! :-D

Posted by siameseifuplz on Oct 26, 2003

Quite clever. Reminds me... I need to practice my piano!! (But I won't! not when there's this site!!!)

Posted by howdyall1311 on Nov 08, 2003

Very Very Very Good

Posted by jasper293 on May 09, 2004

This one was fun. Rebus' are fun to do, would like more of them.

Jasper293

Posted by something on May 22, 2004

Excellent puzzle j_m. I got all of 'em!

Posted by morry2009 on Jun 15, 2004

I thought dis was quite easy however i also thougth dat it was double bass

Posted by accordionman on Jun 25, 2004

Actually, a bass and double bass are the same instrument. Everyone just says bass to shorten it.
I enjoyed this teaser! Great one!

Posted by rashad on Jul 05, 2004

Easy and nice work!!
I liked it!!!


Posted by just_moi on Jul 05, 2004

Thanks guys!!!!!!

Posted by melybug on Jul 26, 2004

lol, that was kinna smart!!!

Posted by rashad on Sep 14, 2004

EXCELLENT²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² TEASER!!!!!

Posted by crystalstar on Oct 29, 2004

I luffed it but it was easy--I got all of them right....clever though.

Posted by pianofox on Nov 23, 2004

I love these!!!! Give me more please.

Posted by goldmare on Dec 20, 2004

This is great! I got them all, though the first one took a while. I think it's funny that the last one oughta be the hardest, but I got it in a flash. I really enjoyed this one, keep 'em coming!

Posted by besbball917 on Dec 21, 2004

great teaser and very clever!! Keep them coming just_moi!!!!!!!!

Posted by knbrain on Dec 23, 2004

Kind of easy but I like the last one

Posted by Sarah5225766 on Dec 29, 2004

Great Teaser! Got them all but the last one.

Posted by Knightdog on Jan 21, 2005

Well, I got one.

Posted by on Jan 28, 2005

THAT IS GREAT! Wow....I loved it!

Ill have to show it to my band director!

Posted by zoezyz on Feb 14, 2005

That is a great 1. I loved it. We need more like that.

Posted by sftbaltwty on Feb 16, 2005

wow..that was REALLY clever..great job! it was easy enough so that i was able to get all of them fairly quickly..but still very enjoyable

Posted by Kabuki on Feb 21, 2005

This is a great puzzle. I actually figured it out!

Posted by deadeye823 on Apr 26, 2005

nice one! i like the title too

Posted by kcelf27 on May 02, 2005

Saw the title and thought ho hum, but it was VERY enjoyable. Gave it medium dif, and ALL smilies!!!

Posted by zonahobo on May 10, 2005

Funsensible -- good daily choice -- heres a ovastandtion

Posted by changegurl on May 10, 2005

This one was add to my fav's list. I totally like this one. Keep um coming.

Posted by tamjp on May 10, 2005

great one! Title fantastic.
I got Clarinet but then got stumped I love these though. Keep them coming and I'll try harder next time.

Posted by lostatsea on May 10, 2005

Loved this one. Helps get the brain in gear. The 'BA BA' stumped me and I just finished with my trumpet, ??. Send more!! plz

Posted by timilee on May 10, 2005

Yes Yes Yes!!!!
This is one that r o c k s ...
I am a musician so
I heart U 4 this 1!
keep up the GREAT work!


Posted by dragonballcity1 on May 10, 2005

super cute!

Posted by Kinergy on May 10, 2005

Awesome puzzle! I couldn't really figure out why clarinet but it was pretty obvious that was the answer.

Posted by hirshy1230 on May 10, 2005

I really enjoyed this one. I would love to see more like this. Great Job!!!

Posted by dogboy on May 10, 2005

i got the cymbols and the clarinet but not the others ....very good teaser

Posted by quantumpbrane on May 10, 2005

very fun. good one. i want more............

love love love

Posted by jacstop on May 10, 2005

Hey! This was a rather enjoyable little brain teaser. I answered all of them correctly in less than 5 minutes but I felt challenged and inspired. What do you think this one is my dear friend
(Cnl) (Cnl) (Cnl)

and this one
"tishoes"

Posted by Ozymandias on May 10, 2005

Good one! I got all but the 4th, and via a different route. But it worked.

Posted by Ozymandias on May 10, 2005

Good one! I got all but the 4th, and via a different route. But it worked.

Posted by darthforman on May 10, 2005

good one.

Posted by horsecrazed on May 10, 2005

that was ok

Posted by FeaerFactorY666 on May 10, 2005

That was good!!!!!

Posted by midget_madness on May 10, 2005

that was a really good one! i really didn't get it till after i read the answer!

Posted by jannie_delta on May 10, 2005

I know it was probably the easiest one, but I didn't get the Piano.

Posted by jannie_delta on May 10, 2005

good teaser, though!

Posted by lilianxie on May 10, 2005

Very good...I finaly got one! Go me!

Posted by vikingboy on May 10, 2005

too funny, the only one I didn't get was tuba...and I played it for two years in band...silly me

Posted by Araldite on May 10, 2005

I liked that one!

Posted by Javian on May 10, 2005

fun and easy
but I also thought that BA BA was double bass,

Posted by brain_dead on May 10, 2005

yes! i got #3 right.

Posted by Question_Mark on May 11, 2005

Another 2 you could of had are:

SPGLOCKIEL (Glockinspiel)

AND

XY








PHONE (Xylophone)

Good teaser.

Posted by jacstop on May 12, 2005

Let's just say we're glad that you didn't choose Glock -in- spiel and xy- lo- phone

Posted by Swordoffury1392 on May 12, 2005

Great teaser!

I thought that it was double bass also and i didnt get cymbals either. Whoever said that the double bass and the bass are the same instument is not correct. The bass can refer to bass guitar, bass drum, bass saxaphone, double bass, etc. But the double bass can only be a larger cello. Just wanted to let you know.

Once again, great teaser!

Posted by saucyangel on May 12, 2005

great teaser! i noticed the title after i'd already figured out the answer...nice touch!

i'm a pianist, so this one is definitely on my "fave" list!



Posted by lordske on May 15, 2005

u must be a band kid or definitely know a few.

Posted by bhssoccer23 on Jun 13, 2005

These are exactly the kind I love!

Posted by PCDguitar on Jun 14, 2005

i only got piano very fun

Posted by SaturnCat08 on Jun 22, 2005

Cool one!! easy but fun

Posted by trickyleprecaun on Jun 24, 2005

that was pretty challenging, i like it!

Posted by irock3001 on Jun 30, 2005

this is a pretty good teaser, actually. i added it to my favorites. good job!


Posted by sambean on Jul 09, 2005

that was really fun and cool.

Posted by gottalovetacsc on Jul 11, 2005

HOW COOL!!!!!!

Posted by lycanthrope on Jul 15, 2005

Made my fav list. Good job

Posted by lycanthrope on Jul 15, 2005

Made my fav list. Good job

Posted by smarty_blondy on Jul 28, 2005

Man, now that's what i call a great teaser! Great title as well! This one made my fav also !

Posted by Mysterious on Aug 10, 2005

Good Teaser!!!

Posted by johnnydeppfan on Oct 07, 2005

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII like it!!

Posted by bonkerz on Oct 27, 2005

omfg that was insane mang it was my 1st one n i like it

Posted by marching_xc on Nov 09, 2005

As a musician (a ECLARTist), I had to vote a full smiley on this one.

Posted by redraptor50 on Nov 12, 2005

This was great, I loved it

Posted by Brainy_1 on Dec 29, 2005

Good one! I only got clarinet But this was fun!

Posted by metallicman on Jan 02, 2006

Nice teaser. I got them all except for the last. You've got quit a skill.

Posted by morning_rain08 on Jan 21, 2006

Awesome! Very nice! Loved it.

Posted by solarsistim321 on Feb 10, 2006

now i get it, that is the coolest i ever heard, i'm addin it to my favorites!

Posted by tintiniscool on Feb 26, 2006

YES! I L-O-V-E these types of teasers! this is so cool! I like the title too: musical IN stru ments

Posted by bigSWAFF_69_ on Mar 05, 2006

Great job, I didn't get "Ba Ba", because I was thinking of the sound goats make

Nice teaser

Posted by SPUTNIK2 on Mar 07, 2006

Good one, got them all but the last and I shoulda known!!
Thanks, that was a goodie

Posted by Vigo95 on Mar 27, 2006

i didn't get any of these !
it doesn't matter because when i saw te answer i loved it !!!!!!!!
definitely a favorite !

Posted by Mellew on Mar 30, 2006

i am in band so i got them all ex. last 1 b/c i thought they stood 4 something

Posted by Mellew on Mar 30, 2006

P.S. I ♥ the way u made the title a rebus

Posted by DufusX on Apr 28, 2006

Love it!!!

Posted by DufusX on May 05, 2006

going in my favs

Posted by OldChinaHand on May 10, 2006

I'm not a musical type, but this one was a lot of fun. Thanks.

Posted by lmurray on May 10, 2006

TOO EASY!

WHERE'S THE CHALLENGE THEY WERE ALL SO OBVIOUS.

Posted by RRAMMOHAN on May 10, 2006

A cute teaser. I dont know much about musical instruments and so could get only one! Thanks for the educative teaser.

Posted by coachpisco on May 10, 2006

EXCELLENT! I loved it.

Posted by bradon182001 on May 10, 2006

Very good teaser.

Posted by AwwwSweet on May 10, 2006

Great teaser, and I love the teaser title as well!

Posted by dodger on May 10, 2006

I concur with the majority of comments. I really liked the teaser and the Title was really great too. I managed to get all the instruments quickly

Thanks for a great teaser. Judging by the number of comments others liked ot too.

Posted by scallio on May 10, 2006


Great teaser. Got me with those symbols!

Posted by Trishgal on May 10, 2006

Thanks--- loved it and am saving this one.

Posted by iteachkids on May 10, 2006

Didja hear me laughing?!?!?!?!?!!!

Posted by tonjawithaj on May 10, 2006

very clever!!!!

Posted by Stuff1 on May 10, 2006

I enjoy these teasers!

Posted by wildsiren82 on May 10, 2006

I got them all!!
But it was still really cute

Posted by Punk_Rocker on May 10, 2006

I loved it!! That was awesome, 'cause I usually don't get rebuses...But it still wasn't really really easy. Keep it up!!

Posted by banzai on May 10, 2006

Clever title, clever puzzle! thank you!

Posted by kman613 on May 10, 2006

Those were great - hadn't seem them before!

Posted by blagh on May 10, 2006

And once, at band camp, I shoved a ECLART in my @ # $ %

Posted by jabdr on May 10, 2006

Cute and clever and fun.

Posted by azbee123 on May 10, 2006

sooo much fun!!! loved it!!!! going in5to my favs.

Posted by madleon on May 10, 2006

XCELENT teaser!! do not stop, do not pass go, do not collect $200
go straight into my favorites

Posted by mercenary007 on May 10, 2006

good teaser.... I got the first 3 instruments easily but because the 4th clue was totally different from the other 3 it got me

Posted by scr26 on May 10, 2006

AWESOME! these r my favrite types of brain teasers! i thought u were swearing on that last one! lol

Posted by aaks94 on May 10, 2006

very good. i loved it!

Posted by tdbrsun on May 10, 2006

Good I enjoyed . I missed two though, More of these.

Posted by vlerma on May 11, 2006

Well I must still be sleepy this A. M. as I didn't do too well on this one, but it was an excellent teaser. I have to learn to read the titles as I felt like I needed a hint on what the subject was. Duuhh! Had I looked at the title I'm sure I could have done better. Really a good job.

Posted by rlb0613 on May 11, 2006

I got them all. I guess that music appreciation class I took to become a nurse paid off after all. Yeah ME

Posted by stang99 on May 22, 2006

Really good. Great thinking and TOTALLY different!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by GebbieRose on Jun 01, 2006

A classic, I'm sure.

Posted by on Jun 09, 2006

wow... I just must say wow... lol that one was great I got them all (because I'm in band) but it took a while before I got the last one... This is a really good riddle! I hope to see many more like this from you It was great!!

Posted by prateek on Aug 20, 2006

coooooooool

Posted by tracee on Nov 10, 2006



Posted by tracee on Nov 10, 2006

wicked cool. not too tough!

Posted by MalcolmReynolds on Nov 26, 2006

Nice. Thought BA BA was Bass, like a lot of other people. Can't believe I didn't get piano...

Posted by soccerfreak06 on Nov 28, 2006

I like this one i also like band

Posted by choptlivva on Dec 22, 2006

I'm usually TERRIBLE at rebuses (rebi?).... but I GOT this one!! Well.... except for cymbals... That one made me laugh!! Good job!

Posted by ejhops on Jan 05, 2007

Very nice! I am one of the many that was a double bass guessers. Great rebus, and first one I've seen of instruments:-D

Posted by gallopingboo on Feb 01, 2007

I loved this, especially the cymbols part but only because I play percussion in marching band and I was looking to see if one of them was mine

GREAT JOB!!!

Posted by cloughme on May 10, 2007

Pretty good!

Posted by Phoenixtears on May 10, 2007

Ugh! I'm probably the only one who didn't get piano. I kept thinking "hmm, p pre o? Peprio? Is that an instrument?" Oh well though, nice teaser! It was a fun one!

Posted by peeve30 on May 10, 2007

I love it! good one, ty!

Posted by lmurray on May 10, 2007

I QUESTION THE JUDGMENT OF THE WHOMEVER ALLOWED THIS TO SEEN MORE THAN ONE TIME, FUN THOUGH IT MAY BE FOR OBVIOUSLY MANY, IT CERTAINLY CANNOT BE CONSIDERED ANY TYPE OF A CHALLENGE THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME AROUND.

INCREDIBLY EASY!

Posted by anion on May 10, 2007

I didn't think it was TOO EASY. I actually enjoyed figuring them out. I couldn't get the last one for anything. Great job!!!

Keep 'em coming.

Posted by kitty728 on May 10, 2007

GOT THREE .. WE LIKEY......
L8TR G8TRS


Posted by puttumup on May 10, 2007

i guess if you had a museical background it would be a good teaser but in acktuality how many of us are?so for the aveage joe this teaser is a thums down...

Posted by phyllisa on May 10, 2007

For those of us who have't see it before, it was fun. I got the last two.

Posted by phyllisa on May 10, 2007

Sorry I lost a couple "N"s.

Posted by I_Write_Books on May 10, 2007

Fun teaser, and nice title, too, by the way!

Posted by FatHead on May 10, 2007

I figured it out perfectly this time, and wondered why it was so hard last time.

Posted by MsCynthia2705 on May 10, 2007

I had to use my brain to figure these out.

Posted by pengzoid on May 10, 2007

very clever teaser. i got all but cymbals.
love these kind of teasers.

Posted by auntiesis on May 10, 2007

Found it just as hard this time around. I got a couple , but cymbals eluded me.

Posted by coolguy5678 on May 10, 2007

The Piano was a bit of a strech (You don't say pee-and-oh, you say pya-no), but the rest were good. Got all but the Piano.

Posted by An831Mami on May 10, 2007

Good one. They were easy enough that I didn't give up when stumped, but made me think a little harder.
Thanks.

Posted by 2ndhandrose on May 10, 2007

should have had a 2nd cuppa before trying this. When I read the answer I thought it was way clever!!

Could Ba Ba be Babaloo?

Showin' my age again

Posted by jcann on May 10, 2007

I got them all but cymbals--and I'm a percussionist! Lots of fun--I will use these with my music classes as we are studying the instrument families right now.


Posted by saxman on May 10, 2007

I thought it was very clever, and I liked it. If any of you who missed it are musicians (or musician wannabes) shame! LOL

Posted by Brock on May 10, 2007

Thats great keep up the good work.

Posted by hradilv on May 10, 2007

Excellent - lots of fun. Of course, this was my first time seeing this puzzle.

Posted by wandering_goat on May 10, 2007

That was a good one. I couldn't get four. My only guess (and this was farfetched, based only on the fact that the symbols were the numbers 2,3,4,5 when pressed using the shift key) was that it was "keyboard".

Posted by LizR on May 10, 2007

Very cute. I enjoyed it alot!

Posted by notsosmart111 on May 10, 2007

Wow that was brilliant!!!!! you are one smartical person!!

Posted by babycee on May 10, 2007

bravo, bravo. encore. encore.

Posted by POPS on May 10, 2007

Nice and easy and most of all FUN

Posted by Knitch on May 10, 2007

very fun!

Posted by jabdr on May 10, 2007

And then there are those of us who don't remember we saw this a year or two ago And loved it all over For being so entertaining I'll probably love it all over again next year

Posted by breathesunshine on May 10, 2007

Fun one! It was the first time to see it for me and I got 2/4 right. Sounds like the right mix of difficulty.

Posted by Brock on May 10, 2007

Thats great.

Posted by j9mattfield on May 10, 2007

Great teaser! Couldn't get "symbols," so I just looked at the symbols, saw "2,3,4,5," figured counting, and wrote metronome. Not an instrument, but the best I could do. Thanks!

Posted by tamjp on May 10, 2007

Great teaser!

I thought , for sure, that #4 was per-CUSS-ion!

Posted by Andy_L on May 10, 2007

I don't really like that one

Posted by casarussell on May 11, 2007

Shouldn't it be tubas?

(one ba, two ba(s)?)

great teaser!

Posted by speedqueenkmw on May 11, 2007

loved this one

Posted by Badger on May 11, 2007

Still cute the third time around, but would have preferred a fresh one today.

Posted by Dreamchaser on May 11, 2007

only got piano..but it's Friday and almost time to go home better luck next time.

Posted by oddrey on May 14, 2007

I loved it!! the title was very clever too. I couldnt get number four though. My mind was going in the complete wrong direction.

Posted by jin10doh on May 17, 2007

Very good teaser!
Kudos!

Posted by violinist3746 on May 28, 2007

great teaser, got them all but clarinet!

Posted by drussel3 on May 30, 2007

Good one, got all but the last one.

Posted by Qrystal on Jun 25, 2007

How cute!! And I like it when a rebus is fun and not too tough, because the tough ones kinda bug me.

Anyways, for the last one, I was wondering to myself out loud.. maybe those symbols mean something... OH! CYMBALS!

and in defense of PIANO ... I got it by saying P an' O.

Posted by steeler84 on Jan 21, 2008

Clever, funny, cool, exellent, wonderful, hard, fun teaser

Posted by feste on Feb 18, 2008

I thought No 2 could also be double bass

Posted by Anushka on May 18, 2008

i am banging my head as i type!!!!!! no duh!

Posted by Fuchunky on May 29, 2008

AGH I GOT THE LAST ONE WRONG!

Posted by shamone21 on Oct 13, 2008

very clever!!

Posted by duleo on Nov 29, 2008

omg rebus are sooo hard

Posted by peachpants on Jun 03, 2009

that wuz real good, but hard. i really liked it!!!

Posted by Flamey500 on Jan 07, 2010

Awesome teaser! Really easy. I got all of them.

Posted by ruoffba on May 10, 2010

A cute quiz but not really a rebus. Merriam- Webster defines rebus as a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound; also : a riddle made up of such pictures or symbols. This being the case, with the exception of @#$% = cymbals this is not truly a rebus. Unless of course, one argues that letters of the alphabet are really only symbols

Posted by mathisnice on May 10, 2010

But Braingle's definition is "Rebus brain teasers use words or letters in interesting orientations to represent common phrases." So, no, it works. √

Posted by KarateGirl098 on May 10, 2010

Great teaser! Got them all except for #4. Oops.

Posted by thebrain789 on Oct 23, 2010

I got them all, even the title.

Posted by kloodoo on May 04, 2011

if you like Rebus puzzles, check out the daily picture puzzles (rebus puzzles) @ www.KlooDoo.com

Posted by oboebandgeek99 on May 18, 2011

what about:

o o
oo oo
ooo ooo
oooo oooo
oooooooooo
oooooooooo
oooo oooo
ooo ooo
oo oo
o o
oboe.

("O" bow)

Posted by oboebandgeek99 on May 18, 2011

aghhh!!! stupid spaces

Posted by sadface256 on Dec 17, 2011

cool this is one of the best brain teasers on the site. the symbols got me stuck though

Posted by brains2beauty96 on Jun 15, 2012

I loved it Very well done

Posted by Babe on May 10, 2013

Nice one. I got two and missed two.

Posted by thecatladycac on May 10, 2013

I got only #1 and #3 - Since it's way past my bedtime and I didn't want to wait until tomorrow to try to figure out the answers, I went ahead and looked. Very clever! Now I will go to sleep dreaming about music! Nice Teaser!!

Posted by gaylewolf on May 10, 2013

I obviously should be more awake when taking a quiz like this one - didn't get any of them! Probably didn't try long enough! Thanks for a good one!

Posted by cutebug on May 10, 2013

Missed one of them. This one is older than me, well almost.

Posted by lukasiwicz on May 10, 2013

I, like a couple of other posters to this site, submit that a reasonable answer for # 2 would be "double bass" (double ba's).

Posted by spikethru4 on May 12, 2013

Except that:
(a) when you use "double" to indicate that something is repeated, you don't also pluralise it. E.g. double-six, not double sixes when rolling dice.
(b) BA is pronounced BAH, not BAY.

Posted by spikethru4 on May 12, 2013

Which, incidentally, suggests that the answer to #2 should, in fact, be tubas, since you should use a plural with 'two'.

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