[Trombone-l] Advice

[Wayne Dyess]

On Nov 3, 2006, at 3:20 PM, Eric & Candice Swanson wrote:

> Samuel Jay Keyser wrote:
>
>> I have recently changed from a King 2B to a Yamaha YSL 547 big bore
>> horn.  I did this in order to blend better with the other trombone in
>> a swing orchestra I play in.  He uses a big bore horn.
>>
>> I ran into an unantfcipated problem.  The cup mute a Stone cup mute,
>> is too small for my big bore horn.
>>
>> Does anyone have any advice about  what would be the best cup mute to
>> get for swing orchestra work for a big bore horn like mine?
>>
>>
>>
>
> Jay,
>
> Glue a thin strip of cork to each one of the corks to make them a tiny
> bit thicker.  It will work just fine.  Cost...nothing.
>
> Eric


Exactly what I did with a brand new JoRal mute that didn't fit my  
Bach 16M (of all things).

Except -- I took the mute to my repairman and told him what was up...  
and HE did the cork build-up for me.  No cost.
FREE.

THAT's what customer service is all about, and why I buy local  
instead of mail ordering to save a few bucks.  I come out the winner  
in the long run, and our local music store stays open to service the  
schools.

But that's a whole 'nuther discussion.
:-)
--Wayne