Tenor trombone

The 3b killer is here! The Shires MD has been developed together with trombone virtuoso Michael Davis. An easy to play small bore trombone – even for me!

This one is absolutely new, so no dings no dents no nothing. Two leadpipes included (T85 1 & T85 2). If you are looking for a great small bore trombone that can do it all, this is it!

Price: 3595$

DEMO-CONDITION!

If you are on this site I probably don’t have to tell you with how much love and care Shires trombones are built, and this one is no exception. It comes with a 7YLW bell, a TB47NLW slide and 3 leadpipes (1, 2 & 3).

Until now this horn lived in the closet of a music shop in Paris, France. Unfortunately – due to the Corona crisis – the shop had to close and I am selling the remaining stock of trombones. It’s a sad story, but the good part of it is, that the trombone is basically new! Besides some small dings around the valve it is in pristine condition.

Get yourself a basically new Shires custom at a really nice price!

Price: 4950$

DEMO-CONDITION!

The Shires Q30 trombone is a more affordable version of the Shires Custom trombones. This one is in absolutely pristine condition, valve and slide action are very good. Looks like new, plays like new. All pieces of the Q series can also be used on a Shires custom.

Just like the two other Shires trombones I have for sale, this one was displayed in a now closed shop in Paris, France. From the looks I’d say it was maybe used as a demo one or two times and that’s it.

Price: 2600$

This is a nice Corporation Bach 42B with an Instrument Innovations valve.

Really good sounding horn. It does all you ask of a really good Bach. This one seems to have a beautiful sound built in… Don’t know how to tell it otherwise, it just sings nicely in all ranges and all dynamics. The pianissimo dynamics speak particularly easy to me.

It is in really good condition. The slide and valve action are excellent, no dings, only some small scars. It is all raw brass and is already developing that nice patina. I’ll say it one more time: A very well playing Bach!

Comes with the original french style Corporation era Bach case.

Price: 2340$

I have to say this is one of the most comfortable trombones I have ever played! The bell brace goes under your thumb so it basically acts like a bullet brace, add to that the Williams style slide brace and you have a very ergonomic design.

Gold brass bell, yellow brass valve section and nickel slide. It plays very easily with a big round sound. It makes me think of a good Conn 88H.

This one is in really good condition. There is some really slight lacquer wear, but besides that, it looks really good. The valve and slide action are excellent.

Price: 2350$

Roy Lawler is building trombones since 35 years and all his horns are made by him from start to finish. His shop is very much like a brass pro shop of the past. No computerized machines. All hands on manual machines as well as hand picked sheet brass make for a vintage sounding trombone but with modern intonation and feel for a quick response with great fluid slurs. The hand slide is all hand built to exacting standards for a smooth light action.

This particular horn is a Lawler Big Boy .525 medium bore trombone from the 1990’s, built in Longwood FL. It features 8.5″ yellow brass bell, a nickel handslide with interchangeable leadpipes, oversleeves and a yellow brass crook. I particularly like the look of the Williams style hand grip.

The lacquer shows some signs of wear, but otherwise it is in great condition. Slide action is great. A very versatile and fun horn to play!

Price: 1450$

Larry Minick is a trombone builder legend and if you already played one of his horns, you know why. I have been lucky enough to play 4 Minick tenor trombones so far and all of them have been exceptional horns. And this one is no exception.

It has an original Minick red brass bell (actually it may also be a Conn bell with some Minick Voodoo on it…), open wrap valve section with a Conn valve (at least it looks like one). The slide has certainly been made out of Conn parts and has a fixed Minick custom leadpipe. Slide and valve action are great, no wear on inner slides.

This horn has been played a lot and it looks like it. The lacquer is almost 100% off and there are two small patches on the bell flare. My tech also had to redo one of the slide bracings and the slide bow guard.

This baby is not only a piece of trombone history, but also a spectacular playing horn. It is astounding how easy it speaks and how well it resonates, truly an easy playing trombone.

No case included.

Price: 3250$

If you follow my page, you may know that I like Bach’s. And I particularly like vintage Bach’s from the Corporation era.

Here is a nice Bach 42b corporation bell, mated with a recent slide from the early 2000’s. As you can see on the pictures, the lacquer on the bell has seen better days. But the valve action is still very good. The slide has not seen a lot of use so it is in very good condition besides some small spots where the lacquer suffered.

The bell sounds great. Nice heavy symphonic sound.

Price: 1350$