season 2 beginning soon

a tournament to determine the best instrument. any and all things capable of making music welcome!

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

the ultimate (under appreciated) instrument tournament!

(or the ultimate instrument tournament season 2)

we’re back!

as previously suggested, i’m going to be running another tournament featuring all the instruments submitted for the first tournament which only revived one submission. however, as there’s an odd number of these previous submissions i’m going to be opening submissions again!

please remember that instruments will get in only if they have one submission so submit the most obscure instruments you can think of! (instruments that already revived one submission in the previous tournament will automatically get it)

as before, an instrument is anything you can use to make music (fictional instruments are not the focus of this tournament but they are allowed).

i’m only going to keep submissions open for as long as it takes to fill the tournament (aiming for 128 total! i may later regret this).

as always any other questions let me know!

the ultimate instrument (2)

this time featuring under-appreciated/uncommon instruments - only instruments with one submission will feature in the tournament

[transgenderswagcompetitions]

We've found out the cartoon characters with the most transgender swag. So now, let's find out what book character has the most transgender swag!

That's right, folks! It's time for the Transgender Swag in Books tournament!

Rules:

Only submit one character per form. However, feel free to submit as many forms as you want :)

No Harry Potter characters or real life people

If you submit a character, please send me any official art they may have. If they don't have any official art, then don't worry about it

When submitting characters from a book series, please provide both the name of the series as well as the name of the book the character first appears in

Don't submit the same character twice

Double check your spelling!

Don't be a dick!

Have fun :)

Submissions will be open for at least a month, possibly longer if I need more submissions. Here is the submission form:

Transgender Swag in Books

Rules: 1. Only submit one character per form. However, feel free to submit as many forms as you want :) 2. No Harry Potter characters or rea

FAQ and tags under the cut

FAQ:

Can I submit a comic book character?

Yes! Comic book characters and manga characters are both allowed.

Are nonbinary characters allowed?

Yes! Any character that falls under the transgender umbrella can be submitted.

Are non-canon trans characters allowed?

Yes! Any character you think is trans, whether canon or not, is allowed!

How do I send you official art?

Just drop it in my ask box

What if a character doesn't have official art?

Then one of three things will happen. Either one of you draws art that you allow me to use in the tournament (with credit), you receive permission from another artist for their art to be used in the tournament (with credit), or I will use the cover of the first book that character appears in.

Tags:

@sapphiccharacterstournament @butch-bracket @best-transgender-character @badass-queer-couples-battle @platonic-pals-punchout @ultimate-blorbo-bracket @ultimateinstrumentpoll @throuple-tournament @tournament-announcer @sadboytournament @evilestgentleman

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

hey, we haven't heard from you in a bit? are you doing okay? hope the uni is going well

hi !! sorry for disappearing, i’m ok, just busy. i don’t want to make any promises about the next tournament but i do intend to run it (eventually). i’ve written out the bracket so will hopefully post that soon (i just need to type it up). anyway, hope everyone’s doing alright :)

[coolest-instrument-tournament]

Submissions! — Open

A tournament inspired by @ultimateinstrumentpoll on the coolest musical instrument

Niche instruments and propaganda are both heavily encouraged

Feel free to send in multiple instruments

What counts as an instrument isn’t too specific or restrictions, just some sort of device used to create music (voice included)

“Cool” is also pretty vague, mostly just an instrument that makes you go woaaahhh, however “Coolest instrument” is referring to the instrument itself and not what’s coolest for someone to play

The selections are nothing professional, and more will be decided on how many submissions I end up getting

Coolest Instrument Submission Form

Niche instruments and propaganda are both heavily encouraged Feel free to send in multiple instruments What counts as an instrument isn’t to

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

Behold the Wurlitzer!! The Wurlitzer is an instrument in the family of mechanical instruments along with the Appalonia and the Nickelodeon (gonna show those off too just for fun lol)

The Appalonia in the Arizona MIM, can play MP3s and is wild to see in person

The Nickelodeon, a self-playing instrument that, true to name, is operated with nickels and plays off a similar mechanism as music boxes

And finally, the Wurlitzer! These are photos of the Wurlitzer at Organ Stop Pizza and its the largest in the world. When you're in the dining area of the restaurant, you're literally in the instrument. It is an astonishing experience in person with a huge wind system, a massive organ, a whole variety of percussion, and sound effects with a cat puppet show

Also wanna share this news coverage (can't link due to Tumblr) but it should be the first thing that comes up on YT when you search up Organ Stop Pizza

thank you !!

this is very cool

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

i just wanted to let you all know that i haven’t died, and still fully intend to run this poll. uni is just very time consuming. i’m going to do my best to make a bracket this weekend though !

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

success ! i’ve written out a bracket, it’s currently handwritten but i’ll hopefully type it up tomorrow and share it.

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

Did someone submit the Wurlitzer? Please tell me someone submitted the Wurlitzer

no one submitted it, but i’m an instrument short (my own poor spread sheet making :(( ) so it’s in! could you send me a link/photo of what you mean because google wasn’t very helpful

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

did either of my instruments get in? burczybas & diabelskie skrzypce/devil's fiddle

they both did !

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

i was offline during the submission period may i please submit late the sub-contrabass guitar.....

you’ll be pleased to know that someone else has submitted it so it’s in!

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

i just wanted to let you all know that i haven’t died, and still fully intend to run this poll. uni is just very time consuming. i’m going to do my best to make a bracket this weekend though !

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

please tell me someone submitted the piccolo trombone and/or the contrabass flute🙏🙏🙏

those were all in the last round so won’t be in this time sorry ! (i think a lot did get submitted despite this though !)

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

good luck in uni!

looking forward to whenever the polls start

thank you !!

lectures start this week so i’m hoping that soon i’ll get into a routine and have some time. thanks to everyone for your patience!

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

the ultimate (under appreciated) instrument tournament!

(or the ultimate instrument tournament season 2)

we’re back!

as previously suggested, i’m going to be running another tournament featuring all the instruments submitted for the first tournament which only revived one submission. however, as there’s an odd number of these previous submissions i’m going to be opening submissions again!

please remember that instruments will get in only if they have one submission so submit the most obscure instruments you can think of! (instruments that already revived one submission in the previous tournament will automatically get it)

as before, an instrument is anything you can use to make music (fictional instruments are not the focus of this tournament but they are allowed).

i’m only going to keep submissions open for as long as it takes to fill the tournament (aiming for 128 total! i may later regret this).

as always any other questions let me know!

the ultimate instrument (2)

this time featuring under-appreciated/uncommon instruments - only instruments with one submission will feature in the tournament

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

submissions are now closed!

thank you to everyone who submitted an instrument!

the bracket/polls will not be up for a while most likely as i’m starting university (slightly horrifying) so I’ll probably be busy for the next few weeks. however, as soon as i can i’ll start in the bracket/polls.

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

How many instruments are you at right now?

(read: do I need to do another extensive obscure instrument batch submission?)

sorry it’s taken me a few days to reply, but i’ve finally got round to going through the submissions and we have enough ! thank you though

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

i’ve been going through the submissions (we still need a few more!) and to the person who submitted the juice lids that make a clicky noise, could you please send me a picture because i’m not totally sure what you mean and don’t want to use the wrong thing!

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

how many instruments do you have now? are there any you haven't heard of before? (don't say which ones tho)

i’m too lazy to actually work it out, but we’re 14 of 128. (please submit more instruments!) and yes, there are quite a few that i haven’t heard of which is really cool !

[ultimateinstrumentpoll]

Has anyone else (besides myself 5 minutes ago) submitted the toad guiro?

based on quickly looking, i don’t believe so !