[Trombone-l] Bass Trombone Cup Mute Recommendations

[Gabriel Langfur]

I have both the Humes & Berg Stonelined large bass and a Denis Wick. I would second the recommendation to save your money by buying the H & B. Pick up a Wick or Jo-Ral if you happen across a good deal on a used one later on. If you will be a professional player after school, you will probably eventually want both.
 
The H & B is one of the very best mutes I own. I removed the rubber ring around the cup, and the felt has long since all fallen off, but it sounds exactly like I think a cup mute should sound, and it responds evenly all the way down into the pedal range. 

I bought the Wick because I do so many gigs with tenor players who use them, and they really do sound different from the Stonelined cups. I found that it needs a hole drilled in the bottom of it to speak the way I want in the low register.

I have one other cup mute also, a beautiful handmade Peter Gane mute that I bought in about 1990 or 91. It doesn't sound like anything else that anybody uses, so I basically never use it...but it really is a beautiful sounding mute.

Gabe 

----- Original Message ----
From: "Moran, Doug" <morand at denison.edu>
To: Bone List <trombone-l at samford.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 12:37:03 PM
Subject: [Trombone-l] Bass Trombone Cup Mute Recommendations


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

This mute will be used with a Getzen 1052F 9.5" bell bass trombone, 
mostly in orchestra and concert band playing.  On occasion it might be 
used in a big band or pit orchestra.

Any learned recommendations are appreciated!  Thanks.

Doug
morand at denison.edu

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