[Trombone-l] Harmon Mute

[Wayne Dyess]

That's a good start, but I'd have to add a bucket by H&B to that  
list.  If you are doing any big band work at all, ya gotta have a  
nice bucket.

Or one like mine -- all bent up.

:-)
Wayne

PS.  I don't lug around two different varieties of straight mute,  
either.

In my mute bag:

Jo-Ral straight
H&B cup
H&B bucket
a "blue" plunger from Wal-Mart
and a pixie mute just for fun (solo's)

I used to carry a "solo-tone" mute, but it broke.  Fragile buggers,  
those are.

I also carry a personalized fake book (the tunes I like), a stand  
light, a Shure SM-57, two different water spray bottles, a tube of  
slide cream, a jar of Super-slick, and one set of Slide-o-Mix.  Also  
a cleaning rag... and an extra light bulb for the light.  In one  
corner, tucked away -- one half box of business cards
(for the optimist only, who thinks a trombonist can get work).

Oh yeah... and a couple of pencils.  One sharpie (for autographs).

Just kidding about the sharpie!
Ha!



On Sep 12, 2007, at 1:04 PM, Dennis Clason wrote:

> One thing that we've been skirting in this discussion is what is the
> minimal set of mutes needed?
>
> I'd say:
> Metal straight (Crown/Jo-Ral/Wick/H-B Symphony)
> Fiber straight (H-B Stone-lined is the usual choice.  Better  
> choices are
> available, but a lot pricier.)
> Cup (H-B Stone-lined or Wick/Jo-Ral metal)
> Plunger (Go to Home-Depot or Lowe's.  Or get a Jolly-Ball from  
> PetCo and
> cut it down with tin snips)

Wayne Dyess
The Night & Day Orchestra
http://www.ndotex.com
Lamar University-Beaumont, Texas
Professor of Music