Largest tuba
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Largest brass instrument The contrabass tuba stands 2.28 m 7 ft 6 in tall, with 11.8 m 39 ft of tubing and a bell measuring 1 m 3 ft 4 in across. It was constructed for a world tour by the band of American composer John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), c. 1896-98, and is now owned by a circus promoter in South Africa.