Tubing lengths
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- Casca Grossa
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Tubing lengths
Someone had posted all of the tubing lengths for each valve for each key of tuba a while back. I can't seem to find it. Would someone be able to send me a link to that or post it here? Thanks
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Re: Tubing lengths
I'm on my phone but it's available as an excel file on Art Hovey's site. Search Art Hovey tuba logic.
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Re: Tubing lengths
Tuba Length Approximations
F - 12’/144” (3658 mm)
1 - 17.8” (452 mm) x8.1
2 - 8.45” (215 mm) x17.05
3 - 26.23” (666 mm) x5.49
4 - 46.15” (1172 mm) x3.12
5 - 24.20” (615 mm) x5.95
6 - 11.50” (292 mm) x12.52
CC - 16’/192” (4877 mm)
1 - 23.70” (602 mm) x8.1
2 - 11.26” (286 mm) x17.05
3 - 34.96” (888 mm) x5.49
4 - 61.62" (1563 mm) x3.12
5 - 32.28” (820 mm) x5.95
6 - 15.34“ (390 mm) x12.52
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Eb - 13.5’
1 - 20"
2 - 9 1/2"
3 - 29 1/2"
4 - 52"
5 - 26.66” (flat whole step)
BBb - 18’
1 - 26.66"
2 - 12.66"
3 - 39.32"
4 - 69.32"
GG - 21’9.5”/261.5” (6642 mm)
1 - 32.28” (820 mm)
2 - 15.34“ (390 mm)
http://galvanizedjazz.com/tuba.html
F - 12’/144” (3658 mm)
1 - 17.8” (452 mm) x8.1
2 - 8.45” (215 mm) x17.05
3 - 26.23” (666 mm) x5.49
4 - 46.15” (1172 mm) x3.12
5 - 24.20” (615 mm) x5.95
6 - 11.50” (292 mm) x12.52
CC - 16’/192” (4877 mm)
1 - 23.70” (602 mm) x8.1
2 - 11.26” (286 mm) x17.05
3 - 34.96” (888 mm) x5.49
4 - 61.62" (1563 mm) x3.12
5 - 32.28” (820 mm) x5.95
6 - 15.34“ (390 mm) x12.52
________________________________________
Eb - 13.5’
1 - 20"
2 - 9 1/2"
3 - 29 1/2"
4 - 52"
5 - 26.66” (flat whole step)
BBb - 18’
1 - 26.66"
2 - 12.66"
3 - 39.32"
4 - 69.32"
GG - 21’9.5”/261.5” (6642 mm)
1 - 32.28” (820 mm)
2 - 15.34“ (390 mm)
http://galvanizedjazz.com/tuba.html
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Re: Tubing lengths
Thanks @the elephant
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