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It depends, the saxophone has a large family the largest saxophone, the Tubax can stand up to 6 feet tall while the smallest the soprillo is about 8 inches. The saxophone family goes as follows: (Largest, (Lowest) to smallest (highest)

Tubax

Subcontra-bass Saxophone

Contra-bass Saxophone

Bass Saxophone

Baritone Saxophone

Tenor Saxophone

C Melody Saxophone (technically only a half step higher than the tenor so about the same size.

Alto Saxophone

Soprano Saxophone

Sopranino Saxophone

Soprillo Saxophone

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14y ago

The Saxophone has many different sizes. There is the:

Soprano Sax - Smallest

Alto Sax - Second Smallest

Tenor Sax - Medium

Baritone Sax - Big

Tubax (cross between a tuba and a Baritone Sax) - Ginormas!!!!

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13y ago

The tenor sax is bigger than the also sax, but smaller than the bari sax. It is about 3.5ish feet long 4ish with head joint. Mine weighs about 8 lbs. Width-wise it's bout 2 inches at top, 8 at bell. You typically use a neck strap to play it! hope this helped!

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12y ago

Smaller than an alto. If you hold a Flute to a piccilo the size difference in that is lie the size difference in soprano and alto sax

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My tenor sax is around seven to ten pounds (estimate), and it is about two and a third feet tall.

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the tubax/ bass sax is 6 ft tall.

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