There are several distinct differences between shawms and oboes. Both towns and courts sponsored bands of shawms and trombone. The shawms, cornetti and sackbuts were used in loud consorts. For example, around 1510 the pifferi expanded to 5 players (3 shawms, 2 trombones). Generally, loud consorts consisted of cornetti, sackbuts, shawms and the higher-pitched recorders and flutes. Only 10 years later, it expanded again to 6 musicians (4 shawms, 2 trombones). The common wind instruments included the shawms, recorders, cornetts, sackbuts (trombones), krumhorns and flutes. Like most shawms, it has a broad and very powerful sound, vaguely resembling a trumpet. Shawms used to be widespread in Europe up into the Renaissance. Trumpets, drums (especially paired drums called nakers), and shawms were important military instruments. The difference in bore shape also gives shawms additional problems with intonation.