I used to nab the glockenspiel or the xylophone. Like you say: to be given the triangle is pretty much the ultimate musical instrument.
I couldn't read music, by the way. I just joined the orchestra as it meant you didn't have to go to hymn practice with the rest of the school and recite...
Same here. The problem with the recorder is that it's only played by small children with no musical ability whatsoever. It's an irritating sound anyway, but one made a hundred times worse by the bum notes chucked out by a tone deaf & musically challenged eight year old.
Also a shout for the...