DAILY NO. 43 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five music Size It Up comparisons with the measured size of each object, its reference and a source you can check. The puzzle is still live, so every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Haven't played yet? Play today's puzzle first.
The November 3, 2026 puzzle ran from a violin at 59 cm to a concert grand piano at 2.7 m — about 5× apart, drawing on music. The pair furthest apart was round 1: a violin is about 1.7× smaller than an acoustic guitar.
Answer: Violin — 59 cm. A violin measures 59 cm (height), which is about 1.7× smaller than the reference, an acoustic guitar at 1 m.
A full-size violin is always about this long; smaller fractions exist for children, down to 1/16.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a violin when it sits beside an acoustic guitar — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Concert Flute — 67 cm. A concert flute measures 67 cm (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a baseball bat at 86 cm.
Played sideways, which makes its 67 cm read much smaller on stage.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a concert flute when it sits beside a baseball bat — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Drum Kit — 1.5 m. A drum kit measures 1.5 m (length / span), which is about 1.4× smaller than the reference, a queen bed at 2 m.
Kit width is set by the bass drum and how far the drummer’s arms can reach.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a drum kit when it sits beside a queen bed — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Trombone — 90 cm. A trombone measures 90 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a golden retriever at 94 cm.
Measured closed — running the slide out to seventh position adds more than half a metre.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a trombone when it sits beside a golden retriever — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Concert Grand Piano — 2.7 m. A concert grand piano measures 2.7 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, an adult horse at 2.4 m.
A concert grand can be more than 2.7 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a concert grand piano when it sits beside an adult horse — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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