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Medium Bore

The S.E. Shires medium bore tenor trombone line is a fantastic choice for the jazz and commercial player who prefers a bigger, more free-blowing instrument. It can also be the perfect second instrument for the orchestral trombonist to use for lighter or pops repertoire. The slide receiver and valve sections from our large bore line are compatible, so a wide range of combinations is available to the player who owns both.

The single bore .525 slide is the most popular medium bore option, but dual bores in .508-.525 and .525-.547 are also available.

Leadpipes for .525 and .525-.547 slides are now available with receivers for small or large shank mouthpieces - perfect for the scaled-down slide of a primarily orchestral player.

An 8-inch bell of any alloy and construction can be selected to match your sound concept—and your orchestral equipment, for a continuous feel from one instrument to the other.

If you would like to try an S.E. Shires medium bore trombone, please contact us or one of our dealers to make an appointment or place an order. We will be happy to help you make your selection.

“Easier, faster, higher, lower—just flat out better than the best horn (for my purposes) I had previously ever been able to find. If these horns had been available 30 years ago, I know I would have been a better player earlier in my life. The things I am learning how to do on my Shires .525 just never really OCCURRED to me before I got the horn. Well, they did occur to me, but when I tried to do them on other instruments it also occurred to me that I couldn't do them.” - Sam Burtis