Tenor trombones
Lemondrop, a .500 bore commercial/jazz horn modeled after Rosolino's 6h
Standard features:- .500 bore
- Total weight is 1.5 lbs.
- Standard finish is: Buffed nickel with no lacquer on metal parts. Carbon fiber parts are clear coated with a matte finish and high luster on the inside of the bell.
- Modular bell section
- Interchangeable leadpipes. Long and short carbon fiber leadpipes matched to this horn included.
- Curved "Williams style" hand brace
- Chrome plated nickel silver inner slides
- All carbon fiber outer slide weighing 65 grams
- Speedyflo water key
- Satellite counter weight
- Carbon fiber 8" bell at .03 wall thickness for excellent response.
- Protech gig bag with Butler logo
- Magic cleaning wand and BERP bio lube
- Single radius tuning slide and hand slide crook (King style)
- Two piece cut bell with 3D printed carbon fiber bell rings - $250
- Choice of silver or gold plated metal parts - call for price
- High luster finish on all carbon fiber parts - $250
The starting price is $3,400
JJ, a .508 bore commercial/jazz horn. A tribute to the great JJ Johnson
Standard features:- .508 bore
- Total weight is 1.5 lbs.
- Standard finish is: Buffed nickel with no lacquer on metal parts. Carbon fiber parts are clear coated with a matte finish and high luster on the inside of the bell.
- Modular bell section
- Interchangeable leadpipes. 2 long and short carbon fiber leadpipes matched to this horn is included.
- Curved "Williams style" hand brace
- Chrome plated nickel silver inner slides
- All carbon fiber outer slide weighing 65 grams
- Speedyflo water key
- Satellite counter weight
- Carbon fiber 8" bell at .03 wall thickness for excellent response.
- Protech gig bag with Butler logo
- Magic cleaning wand and BERP bio lube
- Single radius tuning slide and hand slide crook (King style)
- Two piece cut bell with 3D printed CF bell rings.
- Choice of silver or gold plated metal parts
- High luster finish on all carbon fiber parts
The starting price is $3,400
The C10, C9 or C8 Tenor trombone.
Standard features:- C10 .547 bore, C9 dual bore .547.525, C8 .525 bore.
- All three slide sections are interchangable with bell, F valve or straight gooseneck.
- Total weight is 3 lbs with valve section. 2.5 lbs with straight gooseneck.
- Standard finish is: Satin lacquer on all metal parts. Carbon fiber parts are matte finish with high luster on the inside of the bell.
- Modular bell section
- 2 Long and short carbon fiber leadpipes matched to this horn included
- Bi-threaded cork barrel take both fine and course threads
- Curved "Williams style" hand brace
- Chrome plated nickel silver inner slides
- All carbon fiber outer slide weighing 80 grams
- Speedyflo water key
- Carbon fiber 8 1/2" bell at .03 wall thickness for excellent response.
- Instrument Innovations rotary valve or straight gooseneck.
- Protech gig bag with Butler logo
Instrument Innovations Tenor Rotary Valve plays more open than a traditional rotary valve without the extra wind required by an axial flow. Ball bearing technology allows lightning fast, smooth, and quiet operation. The pressure releases at half stroke with the venting system, which is only possible because of their precision machining. No lapping required. The rotor rides between bearings which eliminates the abrasion that causes the valve to lose seal.
The starting price (with F valve C10, C9 or C8 configuration.) is $5,100
The starting price (straight gooseneck C10, C9 or C8 configuration.) is $3,950
Options include:- Two piece cut bell with lightweight brass or 3D printed carbon fiber bell rings. -$250
- Aditional straight gooseneck (interchangeable with valve section) with Axe Handel from Instrument Innovations - $500
- High luster finish on all carbon fiber parts- $250
- Additional C9 slide section (.525/.547 dual bore slide wide or medium width) $1900
- Additional C8 slide section (.525 bore slide medium width.) $1900
- Choice of silver or gold plated metal parts - call for price
Our optional cut bell with lightweight brass or 3D printed carbon bell rings make our horns the ultimate traveling trombone!
We also offer compact "flat" cases that fit in any airline overhead for both tenor and bass trombones.
Satellite counterweight
Our satellite counterweight is infinitely adjustable for perfectly balancing your horn to your own preferences. Something never before offered (that we are aware of) is the possibility of balancing your bell to slide weight laterally in addition to front to back balance. We honestly had our doubts whether this would make a difference until we tried it!! Moving the weight inward can greatly reduce wrist fatigue. There are two weights included. Choose one or both and move the weight in or out on the rod to adjust front to back balance. Adjust the brace bracket with the included tool to move the weight inward to adjust lateral balance. Our bracket fits most rear braces for Bach, Butler, Edwards, Shires etc… (.420 OD inch brace)
Speedyflo waterkey, New and Improved!!!
We changed the shape of the lever to allow for water to drain much better to avoid the dreaded "pool" of water at the base of the lever. Butler Speedyflo © water key has a very large opening to allow for quick release of moisture. It does not change the flow of air through the tube as there is no "dimple" on the inside of the tube. It uses an O ring to seal the opening and has a curved shaped plunger that matches the inside wall of the tube. In addition it uses a compression spring for much longer spring life.
