Q Series Trumpets
The Q Series represents S.E. Shires Company's passion and dedication to producing the finest hand crafted musical instruments at every price point. Q Series instruments extend the reach of the S.E. Shires sound and quality to a broader audience at an outstanding value and provide musicians of all backgrounds an instrument to fit their need. With decades of design experience, Shires has worked to build an instrument that offers evenness of response and sound in all registers and playing styles. From the college student starting their journey in the orchestral world to a seasoned pro looking to add a great horn to their collection, the S.E. Shires Q Series line is made for all musicians.
The Model Q10S trumpet produces a warm, singing sound with marvelous projection and easy, centered response in all registers. This trumpet makes a great choice as an all-around instrument for performance in a wide variety of musical settings.
A unique variation on the TRQ10S, the Model Q10RS trumpet features a reverse leadpipe to further facilitate response and cushion the blow.
A fantastic orchestral C trumpet, the model Q11RS trumpet features our more open bell taper which produces a big, powerful sound with easy response.
The Model Q13S trumpet features a centered bell taper helping it to produce a full, rich sound while maintaining incredible agility throughout all registers of the instrument. The Model Q13S trumpet is equally at home in orchestral, solo and chamber settings.
The Model Q15S E♭/D trumpet features a centered bell taper helping it to produce a full, rich sound while maintaining incredible agility throughout all registers of the instrument. The Model Q15S trumpet is equally at home in orchestral, solo and chamber settings.
The Model Q9S piccolo trumpet is modeled after our world renown Custom Series instrument and produces a beautiful singing sound with marvelous projection and easy, centered response in all registers.