Posted by Actually... on October 14, 2002 at 11:00:07:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Sheet Metal posted by Doug on October 14, 2002 at 00:48:01:
15-5 stainless steel is about 10% lighter per given volume than C360 yellow brass. So a tuba done in stainless, keeping all dimensions the same as a brass model, would actually be a pound or two lighter.