Meet the Wessex Bubbie 5 Travel Tuba, probably the smallest real tuba in the world; and certainly one of the most versatile!

This original Wessex design combines smart engineering with playability, giving you the full sound of a tuba in a super compact, travel-friendly body.

Perfect for practice, travel, or fun, the Bubbie 5 is a small tuba with a truly huge personality.

Whether you’re rehearsing in a hotel room, playing chamber music, or simply looking for an easy-to-carry pocket tuba, this instrument delivers outstanding intonation and a warm, resonant tone across all registers.

Designed to perform in either F or E♭, the Bubbie 5 comes fitted with five rotary valves for smooth, precise control.

By default, this popular tuba plays in F, with the fifth valve acting as a flat tone to make it fully chromatic down to the lowest register.

However, switching to E♭ is easy: just connect the fifth-valve lever to the opposite side, fit the supplied one-tone slide, and pull out the tuning slides as needed. The result: an E♭ travel tuba with an ascending fifth valve and exceptional response in every key.

Hand-checked and play-tested by Wessex specialists, each Bubbie 5 is individually quality assured at the factory, and again before shipping, so it’s ready to play straight out of the case.

Whether you’re a traveling professional, a student, or a tuba enthusiast looking for a portable instrument that doesn’t compromise on tone, the Wessex Bubbie 5 Travel Tuba makes playing anywhere possible. And enjoyable!

Specifications

Bell: 9" (230mm)
Bore: 0.51" to 0.55" (13mm to 13.9mm)
Height 21.5" (54cm)
Weight 7lb (3.25kg)
Case (exterior): 23.6" x 11.8" x 14" (60 x 30 x 36cm)

Special Features

Small enough to be taken on an air flight as cabin luggage
Smaller than a euphonium!
Supplied with extra slides to play in F or Eb
Mouthpiece supplied
The only travel tuba with 5 valves
Practice mute available to fit
Every tuba individually quality assured at factory and again before shipping

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