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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!
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For your peace of mind
Unlike most leading brands, Wessex Tubas offers a 3-year warranty against manufacturing defects on all our instruments, and in the unlikely event that you are dissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a full refund and return within 2 weeks.
You can return any item bought from Wessex Tubas within 14 days of receiving it for a full refund, minus shipping costs. However, please contact us before returning your item so we can provide you with return labels and a collection booking with our dedicated courier to ensure the safe return of your item/s. When returning the item, it must be in its original packaging and in ’as received’ condition. Please note that shipping charges apply to refund upon return of your item and any damage will also result in reduced refund.
