Shires Bb Trumpets

Introducing S.E. Shires Trumpets!

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from the Shires website:

The S.E. Shires Company's trumpet designs are based on careful study of many current and historical models, as well as many years of experience customizing instruments for professional players. S. E. Shires trumpets combine the easy playability, faultless designs, with the complexity of sound of the most prized vintage instruments.

All S.E. Shires trumpets feature a one-piece, hand hammered bell with a traditionally brazed seam, hand-lapped Monel pistons, and of course the careful assembly and handcrafted methods that the S. E. Shires Company proudly embodies with its slogan: Quality without compromise.

Standard models include the leadpipe and tuning slide options determined to be the best fit for the body and bell type, and our standard mother-of-peal inlay finger buttons. Various other leadpipe options are available, sing-radius (round) tuning slides, and finger buttons in flat or concave metal or hardwood inlay. Finish options are silver plate, lacquer, or raw brass.

For information on all special order options, please download this Trumpet Spec Sheet.

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Shires Bb Trumpet - Model AF
$2,795.00

•Bore: .459 inch, Valve cluster: two-piece casings, standard weight, with nickel-silver balusters
• AF Bell: 4 -inch, one-piece, hand-hammered, “A” (centered) taper in standard weight yellow brass with traditionally brazed seam, French (flat) bead, side seam, and dual-radius bell bend
• W05 Leadpipe: .345-inch venturi, lightweight yellow brass; efficient, open and free blowing with well-defined slots and easy response

This popular variation on the standard S.E. Shires Model A trumpet features a special, slightly squarer bell bend with a side seam and French bead. These characteristics give its sound added complexity, cushion the blow slightly, and enhance its projection and power. The W05 leadpipe, incrementally more efficient that the WH, allows the player to produce the most delicate passages with ease despite the bold bell treatment. The S.E. Shires Model AF has a versatile sound that ranges from warm glow to clarion edge, while permitting a spectrum of subtleties in between.

Shires Bb Trumpet - Model CLW
$2,795.00

.459 bore light weight valve cluster

"C" bell flare, one-piece light weight yellow brass; broad and resonant with a wide range of color and dynamic.

This could be the ultimate in combining a truly vintage "Pre-War" sound with modern centering. If you've played vintage horns in the past and have been frustrated by the lack of consistency and/or poor intonation, this is your answer. The sound probably has the greatest variety in tonal colors of all of the our models and still feels incredibly fluid throughout.

Shires Custom Bb Model
$3,595.00

Please call us for help choosing your custom order options.

Bell Shape

"A" Flare
"B" Flare
"C" Flare

Bell Weight

LW: light weight
MW: medium weight (standard)
HW: heavy weight

Bell Treatments

S: steel bead wire
E: annealed bell
SE: steel bead wire and annealed bell

Tuning Slides

Y - Free blowing with great slotting, round
X - More open than Z, with great response, standard on LW trumpets, square
Z - standard on standard and HW trumpets, square
W - Square - more open than Z with great response, standard on LW models
C - Semi-round - heavier, no brace, standard on Destino III
DB - Dual Bore - version of any of the above tuning slides

Leadpipes

W - open & free blowing - standard venturi .347
Y - balanced between open feel and maximum stability - standard venturi .347
Z - offers most resistance for optimal projection - standard venturi .345