Circumstances can distort perception. If you had asked me right after the one time ...thankfully... I had the "opportunity" to march in the Rose Parade, I would have told you my Conn sousaphone came in at, oh, 600, maybe 700 pounds.greenbean wrote:... Am I right in thinking these are ballpark estimates? And that you never actually used a scale?...
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Miraphone 191 4-valve
1925 Conn 28J
Cerveny CEP 531-4M
Fox 880 "Sayen" (oops... that's an oboe)
1925 Conn 28J
Cerveny CEP 531-4M
Fox 880 "Sayen" (oops... that's an oboe)
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C'mon Bill, we need a picture!Bill Troiano wrote:I asked Sam Gnagey to make me one of his CC tubas, but with only 4 valves. I received it via UPS yesterday. It plays great. I'm thinking of using it as a jazz tuba when I don't want to lug my sousaphone around. It has a 19.5 in York bell and bottom bow with the King 2341 valve set. I also asked Sam to install 2 strap hooks, as I plan to stand with it a lot.
Anyway it weighs 20.6 lbs.
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Here's a picture of the tuba from Sam's shop before he shipped it to me. I'll clean it up a little. I might even paint the main body, but not the bell.
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My B&S, BBb, 6-banger: 23.2lb
beta 14??..........OK!
Mid 70's B&S Tuba
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Finally got around to weighing a couple sousas......
-- An old beat-up Elkhart Conn 14K sousaphone that someone gifted to me. It needs a lot of work: 21.5 lbs (no neck/bits)
I hope to ressurect this sousaphone and hopefully make it playable again.
-- My old Selmer Signet sousaphone (complete): 17.5 lbs. When I bought this sousaphone years ago, it also needed parts and a little TLC. The valveset itself is HEAVY, made of thick brass and bracing. I noticed this when I took it apart to clean it years ago. This sousaphone looks and plays much better than when I first got it
-- An old beat-up Elkhart Conn 14K sousaphone that someone gifted to me. It needs a lot of work: 21.5 lbs (no neck/bits)
I hope to ressurect this sousaphone and hopefully make it playable again.
-- My old Selmer Signet sousaphone (complete): 17.5 lbs. When I bought this sousaphone years ago, it also needed parts and a little TLC. The valveset itself is HEAVY, made of thick brass and bracing. I noticed this when I took it apart to clean it years ago. This sousaphone looks and plays much better than when I first got it
Maybe a King 'Jumbo'IceePirate wrote:Maybe I was getting the model wrong then, it was a king sousa though. And I did weigh it, it came to around 55lbs.
Probably a custom-order tuba How does it play?dmmorris wrote:My B&S, BBb, 6-banger: 23.2lb
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I am reviving and adding more data points to this WEIGHT thread. I don't think this thread will ever be out-of-date. Since we are all just getting older...
Mirafone 186 BBb (1967): 18.0
Mirafone 186 BBb (1974): 18.75
Miraphone 182 BBb (1997): 19.25
I will have a few more next week.
Mirafone 186 BBb (1967): 18.0
Mirafone 186 BBb (1974): 18.75
Miraphone 182 BBb (1997): 19.25
I will have a few more next week.
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B&M Marzan BBb
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I have a Wunderlich 4/4 4valve ~18" bell that weighs 17 lbs. It has been refinished at least once. I can only track it back to 1966, but it's probably a pre-war horn. I replaced the S links with minibals, which lightened it up some more.
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26 lbs for my John Packer JP379CC Sterling C Tuba.
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Thanks for this thread as it prompted me to go weigh the horns
B&S 4197 24#
Mirafone 184-5U 17#
Both are five valve horns. The Mirafone is from 1974. The B&S is about 6 years old.
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B&S 4197 24#
Mirafone 184-5U 17#
Both are five valve horns. The Mirafone is from 1974. The B&S is about 6 years old.
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- I 'finished' resurrecting my old Conn 14k this year. It has all parts, and had dent work and solder work done, and lacquer/clear-coating over the old spotty original lacquer. Its a great player Still under 22 lbs for the complete sousa, which is light for a standard 4/4 BBb brass sousa.
- Couple weeks ago, I serviced an Amati ABB-321 BBb. It's a small 7/8 ish size BBb tuba with 4 top-action pistons. It only weighed about 13 lbs
- My no-name (thought to be B&F, but who knows) Kaiser BBb. It is a very large 5/4+ or 6/4 BBb tuba at 42" tall, with a wide-throated 20" bell. The bell has a very "Yorkbrunner" taper/profile to it. 4 rotors. Valve bore is .850" --- Only 18 lbs.
- Couple weeks ago, I serviced an Amati ABB-321 BBb. It's a small 7/8 ish size BBb tuba with 4 top-action pistons. It only weighed about 13 lbs
- My no-name (thought to be B&F, but who knows) Kaiser BBb. It is a very large 5/4+ or 6/4 BBb tuba at 42" tall, with a wide-throated 20" bell. The bell has a very "Yorkbrunner" taper/profile to it. 4 rotors. Valve bore is .850" --- Only 18 lbs.
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Anyone know the weight of a 20K?...
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Mirafone 184 BBb
B&M Marzan BBb
1974 Besson Eb
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Mirafone 184 BBb
B&M Marzan BBb
1974 Besson Eb
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Okay, how about mid- to late-1950s? And current ones? Thanks.bloke wrote: ...
real answer:
It totally depends on when/where it was manufactured.
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My 1965 Mirafone 186 BBb 4V with removable Yamaha YBB-201 bell (thanks, Dan Schultz) weighs 21.5 pounds. The bell connection must add some weight, but maybe my scale is off, too, since that seems a lot compared to the 18 lb 1967 186 that greenbean weighed.
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Wessex Grand - 5 valve - lacquer - 30.4 lbs.
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Nearly forgot: the same 1965 Mirafone 186 BBb 4V with it's original recording bell weighs 22.4 lbs.
That's with the normal tuning slide (of course). The upright bell gets a longer tuning slide.
That's with the normal tuning slide (of course). The upright bell gets a longer tuning slide.
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Dalyan Apollo CC 4/4, four valve: 21 pounds. John
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B&S "Musica" tall 4/4 CC 5v: 21.6 lbs
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I dearly loved my NStar, but its weight came through as "too much for me now."
I admit if that little Mack Brass F really weighs as little as I read it does, I may have a tuba again soon if it plays like a tuba.
Edit: is this the same instrument as the Bubbie? And I could not find it on the MB web site.
I admit if that little Mack Brass F really weighs as little as I read it does, I may have a tuba again soon if it plays like a tuba.
Edit: is this the same instrument as the Bubbie? And I could not find it on the MB web site.