How much does a tuba weigh?
Typical weight
9–20 kg
That is 19.8–44.1 lb.
The lowest brass instrument, with 5 to 6 metres of conical tubing and three to six valves.
Concert tubas 11-16 kg; fibreglass sousaphones 9-11 kg; brass sousaphones 16-20 kg.
How that compares
Tuba against things of a similar mass.
Wolverine 8–25 kg
Espresso machine 4–75 kg
Ladder 4–40 kg
Digital piano 10–30 kg
Telescope 2–45 kg
Tuba 9–20 kg
Coyote 7–21 kg
Caracal 8–20 kg
More about a tuba
- How much does a tuba cost? 2,000–30,000 $
Common questions
- How much does a tuba weigh?
- A tuba weighs 9–20 kg (19.8–44.1 lb). Concert tubas 11-16 kg; fibreglass sousaphones 9-11 kg; brass sousaphones 16-20 kg.
Related pages
- How much does a tuba cost? 2,000–30,000 $
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- How much does a guitar weigh? 1.4–5 kg
- How much does a violin weigh? 350–550 g
- How much does a digital piano weigh? 10–30 kg
- How much does a drum kit weigh? 35–95 kg
- How much does a cello weigh? 2.7–4.5 kg
- How much does a trumpet weigh? 0.9–1.4 kg
- How much does a saxophone weigh? 2.3–7 kg
- How much does a double bass weigh? 8–14 kg
- How much does a harp weigh? 5–45 kg
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place