HD Series Trumpets Available at Schilke Music

HD Series Trumpets

Heavy Design Creates a Rich Sound

HD Series Bb Trumpets offer musicians an elegant and rich orchestral tone with superb intonation. Custom built to the highest quality by Schilke tradition, this design provides musicians with a truly gorgeous sound.

The HD designs begin with a heavier version of the standard Schilke valve section along with a redesigned leadpipe and tuning slide with slightly heavier material. Finally finishing the model with a newly designed one-piece bell in various bell shapes to create a rich, dark sound overall. HD trumpets are offered in silver plate, 24K gold plate and lacquer finishes.

HD Series Trumpets

Explore our wide range of features, options, and models for our HD Series trumpets.

Standard Features

One-piece Yellow Brass HD Bell
Soldered Bell Bead
Reverse Leadpipe Design
1st slide ring & 3rd slide ring

Available Options

1st Slide Ring
Pinky Ring
3rd Slide Waterkey
Amado waterkey(s)

Gold Brass Bell
Tuning Bell

HD Series Bb Trumpet are covered by the Schilke Limited Lifetime Warranty.

S22HD

HD Series Bb Trumpets offer the musician an elegant and rich tone with superb intonation. With a #2 bell taper and large bore design, the S22HD provides the biggest and broadest sound and feel among all HD Series Bb Trumpets.

standard Features

#2 Bell Taper
.463″ Large Bore
.463” Square Main Tuning Slide w/ Brace

S22HD Models

Silver plate

S22HD – Yellow brass bell
S22HDL – Yellow brass tuning bell
S22HDGB – Gold brass bell
S22HDLGB – Gold brass tuning bell
S22HDS – Sterling silver bell
S22HDLS – Sterling silver tuning bell

Gold plate

S22HD-GP – Yellow brass bell
S22HDL-GP – Yellow brass tuning bell
S22HDGB-GP – Gold brass bell
S22HDLGB-GP – Gold brass tuning bell
S22HDS-GP – Sterling silver bell
S22HDLS-GP – Sterling silver tuning bell

Lacquer

S22HD-L – Yellow brass bell
S22HDL-L – Yellow brass tuning bell
S22HDGB-L – Gold brass bell
S22HDLGB-L – Gold brass tuning bell
S22HDS-L – Sterling silver bell
S22HDLS-L – Sterling silver tuning bell

S23HD

HD Series Bb Trumpets offer the musician with discerning tastes an elegant and rich tone with superb intonation. With the #3 bell taper and large bore design, the S23HD has a big yet controlled feel.

Standard Features

#3 Bell Taper
.463″ Large Bore
.463” Square Main Tuning Slide w/ Brace

S23HD Models

Silver plate

S23HD – Yellow brass bell
S23HDL – Yellow brass tuning bell
S23HDGB – Gold brass bell
S23HDLGB – Gold brass tuning bell
S23HDS – Sterling silver bell
S23HDLS – Sterling silver tuning bell

Gold plate

S23HD-GP – Yellow brass bell
S23HDL-GP – Yellow brass tuning bell
S23HDGB-GP – Gold brass bell
S23HDLGB-GP – Gold brass tuning bell
S23HDS-GP – Sterling silver bell
S23HDLS-GP – Sterling silver tuning bell

Lacquer

S23HD-L – Yellow brass bell
S23HDL-L – Yellow brass tuning bell
S23HDGB-L – Gold brass bell
S23HDLGB-L – Gold brass tuning bell
S23HDS-L – Sterling silver bell
S23HDLS-L – Sterling silver tuning bell

S32HD

HD Series Bb Trumpets offer the musician with discerning tastes an elegant and rich tone with superb intonation. With a #2 bell taper and medium large bore design, the S32HD has a broad sound and comfortable feel that is versatile for players of all ages and levels.

Standard Features

#2 Bell Taper
.460″ ML Bore
.460” Square Main Tuning Slide w/ Brace

S32HD Models

Silver plate

S32HD – Yellow brass bell
S32HDL – Yellow brass tuning bell
S32HDGB – Gold brass bell
S32HDLGB – Gold brass tuning bell
S32HDS – Sterling silver bell
S32HDLS – Sterling silver tuning bell

Gold plate

S32HD-GP – Yellow brass bell
S32HDL-GP – Yellow brass tuning bell
S32HDGB-GP – Gold brass bell
S32HDLGB-GP – Gold brass tuning bell
S32HDS-GP – Sterling silver bell
S32HDLS-GP – Sterling silver tuning bell

Lacquer

S32HD-L – Yellow brass bell
S32HDL-L – Yellow brass tuning bell
S32HDGB-L – Gold brass bell
S32HDLGB-L – Gold brass tuning bell
S32HDS-L – Sterling silver bell
S32HDLS-L – Sterling silver tuning bell

S33HD

HD Series Bb Trumpets offer the musician with discerning tastes an elegant and rich tone with superb intonation. With a #3 bell taper and medium large bore design, the S33HD has a resonant tone quality with a focused feel.

Standard Features

#3 Bell Taper
.460″ ML Bore
.460” Square Main Tuning Slide w/ Brace

S33HD Models

Silver plate

S33HD – Yellow brass bell
S33HDL – Yellow brass tuning bell
S33HDGB – Gold brass bell
S33HDLGB – Gold brass tuning bell
S33HDS – Sterling silver bell
S33HDLS – Sterling silver tuning bell

Gold plate

S33HD-GP – Yellow brass bell
S33HDL-GP – Yellow brass tuning bell
S33HDGB-GP – Gold brass bell
S33HDLGB-GP – Gold brass tuning bell
S33HDS-GP – Sterling silver bell
S33HDLS-GP – Sterling silver tuning bell

Lacquer

S33HD-L – Yellow brass bell
S33HDL-L – Yellow brass tuning bell
S33HDGB-L – Gold brass bell
S33HDLGB-L – Gold brass tuning bell
S33HDS-L – Sterling silver bell
S33HDLS-L – Sterling silver tuning bell

S43HD

HD Series Bb Trumpets offer the musician with discerning tastes an elegant and rich tone with superb intonation. With a #3 bell taper and medium bore design, the S43HD shares the efficiency of the S43HDL-F Faddis model, but with a fixed bell and somewhat lighter design.

Standard Features

#3 Bell Taper
.450″ Medium Bore
.450” Semi-Square Main Tuning Slide w/ Brace

S43HD Models

Silver plate

S43HD – Yellow brass bell
S43HDL – Yellow brass tuning bell
S43HDGB – Gold brass bell
S43HDLGB – Gold brass tuning bell
S43HDS – Sterling silver bell
S43HDLS – Sterling silver tuning bell

Gold plate

S43HD-GP – Yellow brass bell
S43HDL-GP – Yellow brass tuning bell
S43HDGB-GP – Gold brass bell
S43HDLGB-GP – Gold brass tuning bell
S43HDS-GP – Sterling silver bell
S43HDLS-GP – Sterling silver tuning bell

Lacquer

S43HD-L – Yellow brass bell
S43HDL-L – Yellow brass tuning bell
S43HDGB-L – Gold brass bell
S43HDLGB-L – Gold brass tuning bell
S43HDS-L – Sterling silver bell
S43HDLS-L – Sterling silver tuning bell

S43HDL-F Faddis Model

The S43HDL-F Faddis Model was designed for legendary jazz artist, musician, conductor, composer and educator Jon Faddis. It is built with our HD valve section, which is heavier in mass at the center of the trumpet. No nibs on the second slide, no water key on the main tuning slide, heavy valve caps, and adjustable soundpost. The S43HDL-F is available by special order with an optional bell crown that provides more core to the sound with increased resonance.

Standard Features

One-piece, Hand-Hammered Yellow Brass HD Tuning Bell
#3 Bell Taper
.450″ Medium Bore
.450” Round Main Tuning Slide w/ Brace
Adjustable Bell Brace
Heavy Bottom Caps

S43HDL-F Faddis Models

Silver plate

S43HDL-F –Yellow brass tuning bell
S43HDL-F* – Yellow brass tuning bell with brass crown
S43HDLS-F – Sterling silver bell
S43HDLS-F* – Sterling silver tuning bell with brass crown

Gold plate

S43HDL-F-GP – Yellow brass tuning bell
S43HDL-F*-GP – Yellow brass tuning bell w/ crown
S43HDLS-F-GP – Sterling silver bell
S43HDLS-F*-GP – Sterling silver tuning bell w/ crown

Bell Material

All HD Series Bb Trumpets come standard with a heavyweight yellow brass bell. Yellow brass bells are more consistent in tonal color regardless of dynamics. Optional gold brass bells are higher in copper content than yellow brass bells. HD gold brass bells offer a darker tone than yellow brass. Darker in timbre in softer dynamics and brighter in louder dynamics, these bells “zing” when playing ff.

Tuning Bells

Detachable tuning bells are standard on the S43HDL-F Faddis model and are available by special order on any other HD Series Bb Trumpet. The advantage of the tuning bell feature is that the tuning slide can be left all the way in or moved only a little, thereby keeping the bore relatively free of gaps that may cause a disturbance in the nodal pattern of the sound wave. Another advantage is that different bells of varying tapers, materials and finishes may be used to change characteristics of the instrument.