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Short answer: 140-147cm for a Bb Trumpet According to a 2003 article (link below) by the International Trumpet Guild, the expected length of tubing in a Bb trumpet is 147cm. However, multiple independent measurements of actual Bb trumpets found an actual length of about 140cm.

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