| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PERCUSSION | Instrument family | |
| CELLO | Instrument of the violin family | |
| EUPHONIUM | A bass instrument of the saxhorn family. | |
| CELLIST | One who plays a large instrument of the violin family | |
| CORNET | An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family. | |
| ALTHORN | An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn. | |
| BASS VIOL | A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello. | |
| BOMBARDON | Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now given to a ... | |
| TROMBONE | A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upo... | |