Tuba Diet? How much does your tuba weigh?

josh wagner · Post by **josh wagner** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:50 am

Weighed mine to ship it, and it weighed around 34 pounds or so. The tuba with gig bag weighs 40 pounds i know that.

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:55 pm

Bathroom scales are not accurate in the bottom 10% of their range. They could be off by several pounds one way or the other.

You can solve that problem by weighting yourself holding the tuba, and then weighing yourself after setting the tuba aside. The difference is the weight of the tuba. You'll get a much more accurate measurement using bathroom scales with that method.

Rick "who Holton weighs about 26 pounds and whose York Master weighs about 28 pounds" Denney

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:07 pm

Rick Denney wrote:You can solve that problem by weighting yourself holding the tuba, and then weighing yourself after setting the tuba aside. The difference is the weight of the tuba. You'll get a much more accurate measurement using bathroom scales with that method

Oh man! One reason I became a tuba player is so I wouldn't be expected to do any math!

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:53 pm

I haven't weighed the others yet, but a 38K weighs a solid 30+ pounds.

quinterbourne · Post by **quinterbourne** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:17 pm

My Rudolf Meinl CC - RM4345 (4/4) 4p+1r - weighs 22 lbs.

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:57 pm

Approximate weights:

MW 2040/5 Eb = 19 lb
B&S PT-20 4/4 = 24 lb
Neptune 6/4 = 28 lb
Cerveny 701 Kaiser = 25 lb

bill · Post by **bill** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:52 pm

My Wilson 3400S weighs 24 lbs. Its listed specification weight is 11kg. so I think I have the weight right. I went back to playing Eb after 47 years of playing BBb because I was getting old and my Hirsbrunner, 11.7kg., was too heavy for me to want to handle it. Glad I saved the extra pound and a half. Life is much better, now.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:24 am

What Rick said is how I weighed my souzy: 175 just me with street clothes, 205 with the souzy.

r smith · Post by **r smith** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:39 am

I have 4 Instruments
1. Joseph Lidl Model LBB - 701 weight 15 Lbs.

2. Yamaha Model YBB 103 Weight 13 Lbs. ( Good for standing
Gigs. )

3. Ideal By Walley Royce BBb - Helicon Painted Florescent
Green for my Clown Band. ( Around 13 Lbs. )

4. Higham BBb - Helicon ( In Attic weight unknown )

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Ron
North Vancouver, Canada

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:30 pm

Using the RDSM (Rick Denney Subtraction Method) my 184 5U CC weighs 17 lbs w/ mpc, and my 182 F weighed in at 15.

Both light enough for me to handle without busting a gut.

MA

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:40 pm

Oric wrote:I'm playing an older (around 20 years old) Conn 20K in marching band... I can't exactly take it home to weigh, anyone have an idea?

I seem to recall that the 20J I had for a time was about 28 or 30 pounds. I did weight it for shipping, but that's the best I can remember. I may have been as high as 32 pounds, but I don't think so.

Rick "suspecting a 20J and a 20K are about the same" Denney

Teubonium · Post by **Teubonium** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:22 pm

Using the RDSM:

MW2141 EEb 5-valve = 18 lbs.

Mira186 BBb 4 valve = 21 lbs.

Besson 967 3+1 comp euph = 10 lbs.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:02 pm

The horns that I currently I have out (RDSM)

Marzan (B&S) 4 valve slant-rotor CC = 22.2 #

Mirafone 184-4U = 16.4 #

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:56 pm

MartyNeilan wrote:
greatk82 wrote:Marty,
How much does it weigh?
15.5 pounds, without mouthpiece, on a home bathroom scale (could be off by 5% or so)

So, that was what started this whole thing.
I decided to use the RDSM and see just how accurate my original reading of the Weimar was. Guess what? - 15.5 pounds still!
(And, man oh man, am I fat

)
KaliBat is at work (aka practice facility) but I will have to do the RDSM on it next time it is in the apt.

PolkaNoble · Post by **PolkaNoble** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:04 am

Yamaha Eb 19 lbs
Case 12 lbs
Total to schlepp, 31 lbs

Red Rudy 24 lbs
Case 39 lbs (!!!)
Total 63 lbs

Makes me feel like the anvil salesman in THE MUSIC MAN.

tuba114 · Post by **tuba114** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:09 am

80+

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:03 pm

Super Smooth wrote: Yes, you actually inspired the posting of this topic.
What does it feel like to be famous?

Or is that infamous??

(Prototype #1, which I still use regularly)

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:42 pm

PolkaNoble wrote:Red Rudy 24 lbs

I am surprised it is that light - less than my Cerveny Kaiser

TomMxEdit · Post by **TomMxEdit** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:44 am

tuba114 wrote:80+

Wow! Now that's a Benge eater!

Tom

ZNC Dandy · Post by **ZNC Dandy** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:06 pm

My 2155 Rotary Prototype= 30lbs.

This sucker is HEAVY! But the sound is worth it, plus I'm ordering a stand to save my legs.

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