Outer carbon fiber slides

Houghton Horns currently has a Butler large bore tenor trombone outer slide that fits Shires TW47, TB47, and similar slides with no modification.  It also fits Bach 42 models, usually with no modification.  The bass model in stock similarly fits Shires and Bach bass trombone models.

As a point of reference, these slides weigh 65 to 85 grams depending on model. A PBone slide weighs in at 132 grams and a standard Conn 6h outer slide weighs a whopping 242 grams. Butler outer slides feature all carbon fiber construction including the crook and brace. Having a contiguous material enables the slide to vibrate as one and provides amazing response and slotting.

Butler currently offers custom outer slides for .547 - .562 (and .578 for dual bore bass trombone) bore instruments, and also contrabass slides.

Butler has built custom outer carbon fiber slides for just about every trombone maker out there. Lawler trombones offers a .500 a dual bore .500/.508 and a .508 Butler trombones CF slide as an option on their horns.

Butler slides also feature their own water key design. A plunger shaped like the inside of the slide tube and a rubber O ring seal. It also features a compression spring for more spring life. Oh yeah, you can't dent them either!

One note on lubrication: the carbon slide is best when it is dry and clean.

Most new instruments and accessories over $25 are eligible for free shipping to the continental US.

Sheet music, tubas, and pre-owned instruments are excluded from free shipping.

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Most products receive a 15-day return policy that starts on the day the customer receives their order. The customer is responsible for the cost of initial and return shipping, except in the case of new French horns, trumpets, and trombones, which will receive free return shipping from 48 US states. There will be a $5 cleaning fee for each returned mouthpiece.

Some product categories are ineligible for return, which include special orders, sheet music, consumables such as lubricants or cleaning snakes, and personal items such as clothing or face masks.

For non-US customers, shipping, taxes, duties, and customs fees are non-refundable.

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Any product labelled "Special Order" is a final sale, no refunds or exchanges. Likewise, any product that has been customized at the customer's request can no longer be returned.

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