Local Music Quiz

[Ticknall19]

You have already helped me quite a lot with this Quiz for which I say a Big Thanks.
There are still a couple I am not sure about.
They all relate to Music in one way or another. The clues are straightforward or slightly cryptic, and rather than the numbers of letters in the answers they give to first letter of each word, even if it is only one word! Upper case letters refer to words notmally starting with an upper case letter and the lowere case are usually words like to, a, an etc. I am no doubt preaching to the converted, so please excuse me.

a) O.t.F. Overgenerous salors meal.
b) B. Musical instrument not for playing tunes. (Bagpipes has been suggested, but one can play a tune on them, surely)
c) S.O. You cannot play catchy tunes on this. I have chosen Snare Drum [catchy = snare] Do you think that is preferable to side drum?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[bookbinder]

c) S.O. does not stand for Snare Drum. What do you mean?

[Ticknall19]

Bookbinder - Sorry about that and wasting your time

It should have read S.D.

[bookbinder]

c) Snare Drum looks good to me. I'd go for Snare Drum.

[Ticknall19]

Bookbiner - Glad you agree; have inked it in.

[JJ109]

a) On the Fiddle

here are a couple of proposed derivations of the 'cheating' meaning of the phrase 'on the fiddle', each of them having supporters who are firm in their belief. Let's take the oldest first. The expression is said by some to derive from the Emperor Nero, who famously 'fiddled while Rome burned' and was a byword for corruption and dishonesty. The second suggestion is that the 'fiddle' was the name of the raised edge of the square wooden plates used by sailors. If a sailor took a normal amount of food he was said to have a 'square meal' and if his plate was overflowing he was said to be 'on the fiddle'.

[Ticknall19]

JJ109. Incredible answer. Many thanks; you obviously think laterally. I shall try to retain that info from now on!

[mallyh]

b spoons?

[aelmpvw]

b bongo?

[Ticknall19]

Mallyh. Thanks for your try, but b) begins with B, not s.
aelmpvw, Bongo sounds a good answer. I’ll pencil it in for now.
Thanks all. Happy New Year. ticknall19