tuba

The largest and lowest pitched brass instrument. Tubas vary in size and pitch. With vertically coiled tubing in an oblong shape, and a bell pointing upward or forward. It normally has three or four valves (sometimes even more) and a wide conical bore.

Examples

See also

• euphonium (similar to some tuba designs, but always smaller than a tuba)
• sousaphone
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