[Trombone-l] Bass Trombone Cup Mute Recommendations

[Denny Seifried]

Excellent recommendation from Eric, and you also might try drilling a small 
1/8th inch hole in the end of the mute, to help with the valve register 
tones to speak. I have both a H & B and a Wick and really prefer the H & B 
and there is a big difference in cost, also, as the H & B is around $25, 
maybe?

Denny Seifried
Bass Trombone-Springfield (OH) Symphony & Dayton Jazz Orchestra
Adjunct Trombone-Wittenberg Univ. Dept. of Music
Forum Moderator-Online Trombone Journal Forum (http://forum.trombone.org)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric & Candice Swanson" <swan325 at earthlink.net>
To: "Bone List" <trombone-l at samford.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Bass Trombone Cup Mute Recommendations


> Moran, Doug wrote:
>
>>Hi Folks,
>>
>>I need to buy a bass trombone cup mute.  Looking around I see (in no
>>particular order):
>>
>>- Jo Ral (adjustable and non-adjustable)
>>- Denis Wick (adjustable)
>>- Humes & Berg
>>- Trumcor Classical
>>- Trumcor
>>
>>
>>
> Doug,
>
> I say buy the Humes and Berg (Stonelined) mute and use all the money
> you'll save to pay for a good lesson or a few cases of beer.  The
> Stonelined is the standard cup mute in the business and it works and
> sounds fine.  No need to pay $100 for a mute.  Just make sure you get
> the "Large bore bass trombone" size or whatever they are calling it
> nowadays.  Just make sure it is the biggest one they make.  They used to
> have one that they called the "bass trombone" size, but it really just
> fits the 88H and 42B size horns.  You must get the largest one they make.
>
> (Note:   This only applies to Stonelined cup mutes.  For a straight mute
> you will have to go with an aluminum mute like the Tom Crown, Wick, or
> Jo Ral.)
>
> Eric Swanson
>
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