| nickname | instrument |
| slush pump, tram | |
| licorice stick, fountain pen, gob stick | |
| eighty-eight, storehouse, the box, mahogany, ivories | |
| ironworks, vibes | |
| pot lids | |
| foghorn | |
| bone pile, wood pile | |
| axe | |
| git box, belly fiddle, pick box, tickle-box. six-string | |
| squeak box, fiddle | |
| | nickname | instrument |
| doghouse, bull fiddle | |
| reed, plumbing, sax | |
| suitcase, tubs, hides. skins | |
| groan box, push box, squeeze box | |
| spark jiver | |
| hooter | |
| thermometer | |
| uke | |
| sweet potato | |
| harp, Mississippi Sax, Georgia Sax | |
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