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Best Answer: An alto weighs about 3-4 pounds. A tenor weighs about 8. A bari weighs close to 15. The alto and tenor case don't add much more weight, usually a bari case will though. (What the case is made out of will also affect it) The alto is not a heavy instrument at all! I started at 11 and I was very small.
Violins, ready to play with chin rest, weigh from under 400 grams. very occasionally, to over 500 grams. Usually the heavier violins are not the best sounding ones. Viola weights show a large spread (511-731 g), depending on body size and fittings. Full-size celli weigh about 2600-3500 g.When an instrument is heavy, it is because either the wood used to make it was too dense, or it was left too thick, or both.BSTRACT. Data on weights for 80 violins, 20 violas, and 11 celli are presented along with descriptions of set up and fittings used on each instrument. Data are presented for classic European instruments as old as the late 16th Century, plus a selection of modern instruments by professional American makers.