The S.E. Shires Chicago True Bore model trombone was designed with the famed Chicago low brass sound in mind. The one-piece, gold-brass bell with a large TII taper produces a rich, broad, complex sound that allows for a wide range of colors at different dynamics. The lightweight nickel-silver handslide produces clear, brilliant articulations. With this instrument, S.E. Shires has created a trombone that plays with incredible stability, and produces a consistent timbre and even response throughout a wide spectrum of range and dynamic—an instrument that captures the best qualities of the C... [view details]

C.G.Conn is a US manufacturer who have been engineering brass and woodwind instruments since 1915. Conn is known all around the world for the immense quality and consistency of their instruments, especially in their premium range. This reputation has allowed them to be used in the majority of orchestras, brass bands and jazz bands across the world. Like other trombones from Conn, the 88HO is constructed using premium rose brass. Rose brass is the material of choice for the majority of orchestral brass players as it has a darker sound compared to the more common yellow brass. The 88HO has a ch... [view details]