The Antoine Courtois New York series trombones have been developed in collaboration with two outstanding American orchestral players, Paul Denson Pollard for the bass trombone, and Weston Sprott for the tenor trombone, both members of the New York Metropolitan Opera. This trombone is an evolution of the LEGEND models with many different features such as specially designed leadpipe, venturi and playing slide, as well as an ergonomic hand rest. ful and flexible orchestral trombone, the S.E. Shires Axial Flow Trombone is it. Packed with attitude, it is amazingly consistent and even throughout t... [view details]

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]