List of loudest instruments

While the French horn may be the loudest instrument, it is by no means the only one that produces dangerously loud sounds.
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Beyond the French Horn

• Trombone: 85 to 114 db.
• Flute: 85 to 111 db.
• Cello: 82 to 92 db.
• Clarinet: 92 to 103 db.
• Piano (normal practice): 60 to 70 db.
• Piano (fortissimo): 84 to 103 db.
• Oboe: 90 to 94 db.

1. What are the loudest instruments?
2. What is the loudest instrument family?
3. Which instrument has the highest sound?
4. What's the loudest brass instrument?

What are the loudest instruments?

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the loudest (and largest) instrument in the world is the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ. This pipe organ was built by the Midmer-Losh Organ Company, and is housed in the Main Auditorium of the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

What is the loudest instrument family?

If you guessed the brass family got its name because the instruments are made of brass, you'd be exactly right! This family of instruments can play louder than any other and can also be heard from far away (hello neighbors).

Which instrument has the highest sound?

Violin. The violin is the baby of the string family, and like babies, makes the highest sounds. There are more violins in the orchestra than any other instrument (there can be up to 30!) and they are divided into two groups: first and second.

What's the loudest brass instrument?

Considered the oldest brass instrument in existence, the Trumpet was first created in around 1500 B.C. Not only this, but the Trumpet is also the highest pitched instrument of the brass family.