S.E. Shires 6MS8 Eb/D Trumpet
- Instrument Type:
- Eb/D Trumpet
- Finish:
- Silver Plated
- Bore Size:
- .459"
- Bell Size:
- 4.82"
- Leadpipe:
- Yellow Brass
- Piston Material:
- Yellow Brass
- First Valve Ring Style:
- Monel
- Third Valve Ring Style:
- Saddle
- Case:
- Double Case
Contact The Trumpet Shop for more information and product availability.
The S.E. Shires Model 6MS8 / 6MS8D E-flat / D trumpet is a superlative solo and chamber instrument—brilliant, warm, and agile, its sound is powerful enough to work well in any size ensemble or hall. Owing to the combination of its centered and efficient 6MS8 bell taper and Y6H leadpipe, it plays with the ease of a small trumpet—but with the sound, intonation, and projection characteristic of the best large instruments.
- Key: E-flat / D
- Bore: .459"
- Bell: 4-13/16" interchangeable, one-piece, hand-hammered, tunable #6 (centered) tapers in medium-weight yellow brass with traditionally brazed seams and steel beads
- Piston material: hand-lapped Monel
- Valve Cluster: two-piece casings, standard weight, with yellow-brass balusters
- Slides: first valve slide thumb saddle, third valve slide ring
- Leadpipe: Y6H leadpipe; .346" venturi, heavyweight yellow brass
- Finish: silver plate
- Case: Shires double case
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
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Shipping
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When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.
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