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When you talk length of 'the Saxophone', you face the fact that, originally, Adolphe Sax made some 16 sizes!
Wikianswers has a good post about the saxophone (see the related link), which quotes 5' for the approximate length of the tenor sax. Saxes an octave higher or lower will be factors of 2 of this size, so the soprano sax, for instance, is about 2.5 feet long.
What else can I help you with?
How long is the trombone untwisted?
If the tubing on a Bb tenor trombone were straightened out, it would meaure 108 inches (or 9 feet) from mouthpiece to bell.
What is the brass instrument that has a slide?
That would be the trombone. The trombone has a main slide instead of valves to alter the length of tubing that the vibrating air has to travel through to change the pitch of notes. All brass instruments have tuning slides to slightly lengthen or shorten the tubing length to help tune the instrument.
What is the size of a tenor trombone?
Trombones come in many sizes. However, the common tenor, Bb (B-flat) trombone is -- if you were to stretch the tubing out in a straight line -- nine feet long. This is what gives the instrument its fundamental pitch of Bb. By comparison, a Bb trumpet, which is pitched an octave higher than the trombone, is exactly half the length of its larger cousin: 4½ feet long. There are trombones larger and smaller than this common Bb instrument. The contrabass trombone is typically pitched an octave below the tenor trombone. Its overall length would be 18 feet (doubled, of course). The soprano trombone (or slide trumpet) is the same length of the standard Bb trumpet, mentioned above.
Which brass instrument would be 9 feet long if you were to unwind all the tubing?
The Bb Trumpet, NOT the French Horn, has 9 ft. French horns have 12-18 feet of tubing.
Which makes the higher sound a trombone or a trumpet and why?
The trumpet in general is a higher pitched instrument because it is smaller and has less tubing.
How long is the trombone's tubing?
About 9 feet.
How long is the trombone untwisted?
If the tubing on a Bb tenor trombone were straightened out, it would meaure 108 inches (or 9 feet) from mouthpiece to bell.
What is the brass instrument that has a slide?
That would be the trombone. The trombone has a main slide instead of valves to alter the length of tubing that the vibrating air has to travel through to change the pitch of notes. All brass instruments have tuning slides to slightly lengthen or shorten the tubing length to help tune the instrument.
What happens to the sound of a trombone when the tubing gets longer?
When the tubing of a trombone gets longer, the pitch of the sound produced decreases. This is because the longer tubing causes the air column within the instrument to vibrate at a lower frequency, resulting in a lower pitch.
What is the size of a tenor trombone?
Trombones come in many sizes. However, the common tenor, Bb (B-flat) trombone is -- if you were to stretch the tubing out in a straight line -- nine feet long. This is what gives the instrument its fundamental pitch of Bb. By comparison, a Bb trumpet, which is pitched an octave higher than the trombone, is exactly half the length of its larger cousin: 4½ feet long. There are trombones larger and smaller than this common Bb instrument. The contrabass trombone is typically pitched an octave below the tenor trombone. Its overall length would be 18 feet (doubled, of course). The soprano trombone (or slide trumpet) is the same length of the standard Bb trumpet, mentioned above.
Which brass instrument would be 9 feet long if you were to unwind all the tubing?
The Bb Trumpet, NOT the French Horn, has 9 ft. French horns have 12-18 feet of tubing.
What is the function of the trombone key in relation to playing the instrument?
The trombone key is used to change the pitch of the instrument by extending or retracting the slide, which alters the length of the tubing and produces different notes.
Which makes the higher sound a trombone or a trumpet and why?
The trumpet in general is a higher pitched instrument because it is smaller and has less tubing.
Is a vintage boosey trombone playable?
It depends upon its condition. With a smoothly-working slide and no leaks in the tubing, it should be perfectly playable.
What is the size of the trombone?
Trombones come in many sizes. However, the common tenor, Bb (B-flat) Trombone is -- if you were to stretch the tubing out in a straight line -- nine feet long. This is what gives the instrument its fundamental pitch of Bb. By comparison, a Bb Trumpet, which is pitched an octave higher than the trombone, is exactly half the length of its larger cousin: 4½ feet long. There are trombones larger and smaller than this common Bb instrument. The contrabass trombone is typically pitched an octave below the tenor trombone. Its overall length would be 18 feet (doubled, of course). The soprano trombone (or slide trumpet) is the same length of the standard Bb trumpet, mentioned above.
What is the difference between a closed wrap trigger trombone and an open wrap trigger trombone?
Closed wrap means that the tubing has several bends in order to be more compact. With an open wrap instrument, the tubing is shaped like a large loop to minimize the number of bends and, thus, improving air flow through the F-attachment section. The tubing will often extend beyond where there tuning slide is, making this type of instrument easy to spot.
Were trombones from America?
If you mean, "was the trombone invented in America," then the answer is no. The trombone predates "America" or The United States of America. The trombone was invented in Europe around the mid-1400s, based on a sort of "slide trumpet" which had telescoping tubing to play different notes. The United States of America became a country in 1776.
