Choose a Custom Series handslide to complement your Shires tenor trombone's response, sound, and playing feel. Shires draws its slide tubing in-house, then assembles, aligns, and stress-relieves each handslide for smooth action.

Model designations:

• T: Tenor handslide.
• No crook-width designation: Standard tenor crook.
• W: Wide crook.
• B following T: Bass crook on a tenor handslide.
• Bore numbers: Identify the bore size. For example, 47 indicates .547 inch and 25 indicates .525 inch.

Single-bore configurations:

• T25: .525-inch bore with standard tenor crook.
• T47: .547-inch bore with standard tenor crook; centered sound and feel.
• TW47: .547-inch bore with wide crook; combines an efficient response with orchestral breadth.
• TB47: .547-inch bore with bass crook; an expansive sound and feel.

Dual-bore configurations:

The first bore measurement refers to the upper slide tube; the second refers to the lower tube. Compared with a single-bore slide matching the upper tube, dual-bore slides generally offer a more open feel and larger sound while requiring more air.

• T25-47: .525/.547-inch dual bore with standard tenor crook.
• TW25-47: .525/.547-inch dual bore with wide crook.

Material and weight:

• Unmarked: Standard weight, yellow-brass outer tubes, nickel-silver sleeves, and nickel-silver crook.
• LW: Lightweight construction without sleeves; quicker response with a more open, brilliant sound.
• N: Nickel-silver outer tubes; brilliant sound and defined articulation.
• G: Gold-brass outer tubes; warmer sound and rounded articulation.
• YC: Yellow-brass crook; warmer, rounder sound and articulation.

Example:

• TB47NLW: Tenor handslide with bass crook, .547-inch bore, nickel-silver outer tubes, and lightweight construction without sleeves.

Leadpipes included:

• Your choice of one sterling-silver leadpipe or three leadpipes in yellow brass, gold brass, or nickel silver.

Special order. Contact us at sales@houghtonhorns.com for a current delivery estimate, or for help selecting a configuration and confirming compatibility with your instrument.

WARNING: Brass instruments and their accessories can expose you to chemicals including Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm, and Nickel, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to:

www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

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Most products sold in the United States 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.

Unfortunately, as of May 12, 2025, we can no longer offer returns, exchanges, or refunds to international customers due to the tariff situation. We hope to restore international returns soon.

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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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