How tall are you (and tuba players on average)?

Leto Cruise · Post by **Leto Cruise** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:28 pm

I've acquired a mental image of a tuba player being over 6" tall, although personally I'm only 5'10".

Throughout my life, there has never been a short tuba player come accross my sight. How tall are you?

Rochester2013 · Post by **Rochester2013** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:29 pm

I am 6'4"

Chadtuba · Post by **Chadtuba** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:43 pm

I'm 5' 11" most of the others that I play with are 6+ with one exception, a friend of mine is only about 5'4" and it shows when she lines up with the rest of the sousa line.

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:25 pm

I am 5'10" and I used to be sveldt..........before you were born.

tubafatness · Post by **tubafatness** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:39 pm

5'10", (seems to be a trend going here.)

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:52 pm

I am six feet tall.

(As I've mentioned before, my height got in the way of playing my Yamaha 621. Some folks my height and taller do just fine with the same kind of horn; I just can not live with it without a stand)

Bob Kolada · Post by **Bob Kolada** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:54 pm

6'10"

I win.

tubatom91 · Post by **tubatom91** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:01 pm

6' 02"

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:49 pm

5' 11". You didn't ask for weight but I'm 240 pounds. Many of the tuba players I know are on the 'heavy' side.

scottw · Post by **scottw** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:03 pm

5'10'', which is about the usual for tubists around my area. And not svelte!

SplatterTone · Post by **SplatterTone** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:32 pm

Time for a flashback reminder.
From this topic
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29854&p=260797
This link
http://www.tubajoe.com/video/GreatThings-Tubajoe.wmv

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:30 am

KiltieTuba wrote:yea where did this stereotype of rather heavy-set players come from? I only weigh about 163lbs, with an estimated 15% body fat

Give it another 20 years!

bearphonium · Post by **bearphonium** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:04 am

5'7". Not svelte. Other stereotype: Beer drinker. See "not svelte".

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:44 am

TubaTinker wrote:
KiltieTuba wrote:yea where did this stereotype of rather heavy-set players come from? I only weigh about 163lbs, with an estimated 15% body fat
Give it another 20 years!

I bet I have 30 years on him, still right around there (and 6' 2''.) I think we are not all equally endowed in this respect, but there are also some lifestyle issues (and I'm not really talking about beer.)

George · Post by **George** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:27 am

I'm 5'5'', but I play on a Cerveny Piggy to compensate.

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:06 pm

No longer active as a brass player, but I was still just a tad under 5'3" when I was active. I'm still about 100# sopping wet.

MA

Teubonium · Post by **Teubonium** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:34 pm

6' 0" 235 lbs.

And when I started playing tuba in junior high school I was that height
(but 80 lbs lighter!)

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:12 pm

5' 10.5"

200 lbs (on a good day)

Dylan King · Post by **Dylan King** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:31 am

jamsav · Post by **jamsav** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:52 am

6 feet 210 lbs- The guys I play with are generally taller and thinner !! I ll try to help them with that....

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