Choose a valve section that complements your Shires tenor trombone's sound and response. Valve design influences articulation, tonal density, and the feel of the instrument throughout its range, not just when the F attachment is engaged.
Shires manufactures its valves in-house and tests their fit and action throughout production.
Valve designs:
- Axial-Flow: Nickel-plated brass valve in a brass casing. Offers a broad sound and open feel, with prominent low and middle overtones.
- Rotary: Maintains the tubing's size and shape through the valve ports. Provides secure articulation, a stable sound, and light, quick action.
- Dual-Bore: Focused, clear response designed to preserve a straight-tenor character throughout the registers, with a short throw and quick action.
- Tru-Bore: Combines a broad sound and feel with clear articulation and an even transition between open and engaged positions.
- Twin: Uses two valves, each with a single airway rotating through 120 degrees. The design allows more gradual bends in the air path, with light action and a short throw.
- Alessi: Artist-specific rotary F valve with a gold-brass F-attachment slide and bronze valve cap.
- Rejano Rotary: Artist-specific closed-wrap rotary F valve designed for stability and control in both open and engaged playing.
Select the valve configuration that matches your instrument and preferred playing characteristics.
Contact us at sales@houghtonhorns.com for help selecting a configuration and confirming compatibility with your instrument.
Choose a valve section that complements your Shires tenor trombone's sound and response. Valve design influences articulation, tonal density, and the feel of the instrument throughout its range, not just when the F attachment is engaged.
Shires manufactures its valves in-house and tests their fit and action throughout production.
Valve designs:
- Axial-Flow: Nickel-plated brass valve in a brass casing. Offers a broad sound and open feel, with prominent low and middle overtones.
- Rotary: Maintains the tubing's size and shape through the valve ports. Provides secure articulation, a stable sound, and light, quick action.
- Dual-Bore: Focused, clear response designed to preserve a straight-tenor character throughout the registers, with a short throw and quick action.
- Tru-Bore: Combines a broad sound and feel with clear articulation and an even transition between open and engaged positions.
- Twin: Uses two valves, each with a single airway rotating through 120 degrees. The design allows more gradual bends in the air path, with light action and a short throw.
- Alessi: Artist-specific rotary F valve with a gold-brass F-attachment slide and bronze valve cap.
- Rejano Rotary: Artist-specific closed-wrap rotary F valve designed for stability and control in both open and engaged playing.
Select the valve configuration that matches your instrument and preferred playing characteristics.
Contact us at sales@houghtonhorns.com for help selecting a configuration and confirming compatibility with your instrument.