WEIGHT of YOUR Miraphone 186 5-rotor CC tuba

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Re: WEIGHT of YOUR Miraphone 186 5-rotor CC tuba

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My 5 valved Miraphone 186 from 1963 with 16.5 inch bell is 9.4 kg. (20.7 lbs)
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Joe, I wish I had one to measure for you. For anyone who can do this for Joe, I've weighed other tubas and things by standing on a scale with said object and weighing myself. Then, I weigh myself again without the object and subtract the difference.
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My Mirafone 186 5U-CC weighs 20 lbs (without mouthpiece ) on my bathroom scale, 16.5 inch bell, serial #11904 purchased new in February, 1982. Also never refinished.
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From an older post by bubbassboner...

Okay first off thank you all for the words of encouragement and wisdom both publicly and privately. I have compiled everything I have so far into one list. Here it is.

Besson 981: 20.5 lbs

B&S Neptune: 25 lbs
B&S symphonie 6 valve: 18 lbs
B&S pt3: 22 lbs
B&S pt6p: 22.7 lbs

Cerveny 653: 14 lbs
Cerveny acb-483: 16 lbs
Cerveny piggy: 18 lbs

Conn 2j: 17 lbs
Conn 4j: 18 lbs
Conn 25j: 34 lbs

Hirsbrunner HB1: 25 lbs

Kanstul 900 BBb 4 valve: 28 lbs

Martin mammoth upright bell: 30 lbs

Marzan piston cc: 24 lbs

MW 30: 20 lbs
MW 182: 17.4

Miraphone 1291: 22 lbs
Miraphone 188: 22 lbs
Mirafone 186 4 valve: 16 lbs
Miraphone 186 5 valve: 18 lbs
Miraphone norwegian star: 19 lbs
Mirafone 183 Eb: 13 lbs

Rudy meinl 4/4 cc: 20 lbs
Rudy meinl 4/4 BBb: 20 lbs

Wessex mosel: 16 lbs
Wessex bombino: 16 lbs

Willson 3050rz: 25.3 lbs

Yamaha ycb-621: 16.5 lbs.

This is everything I have so far. Please feel free to add to this list. Thank you all again.
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Miraphone CC 186-5U 16.5" bell sn# 2674 (built 1964) ... 20.5 lbs (note my scale only does .5 lbs increments)
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bisontuba wrote: Please feel free to add to this list. Thank you all again.
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