[Trombone-l] bass trombone solo tone mute

[Tom Izzo]

Richard,


Tom Izzo
Principal Trombonist, Bristol Renaissance Faire;
Bass Trombonist, West Suburban Symphony Orchestra;
Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble;
Alto/Tenor/Bass/Contrabass Trombones, Tubas, Euphonium, Bass Trumpet, Electric Bass, Timpani & Percussion.
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--- On Sun, 6/22/08, Richard Lee <bassboneage at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Richard Lee <bassboneage at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Trombone-l] bass trombone solo tone mute
> To: trombone-l at samford.edu
> Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 1:20 PM
> I'm playing Thoroughly Modern Millie soon, and just got
> the book 
> yesterday.  It calls for a number of mutes, one of which is
> the "solo 
> tone" mute.  I found a Humes and Berg tenor trombone
> solo tone mute, but 
> haven't been able to find a bass trombone one. 


Does this book call for Bass Trombone?
I've never seen a Bass solotone, though that's not to say it doesn't exist.
I've double corked a Tenor solotone for Bass in an emergency.


> I've checked Hickey's, 
> Dillon's, wwbw.  JoRal and Dennis Wick both make bubble
> harmon mutes. 
> I'm wondering if that would do the trick, or if I need
> to keep looking.  

Not the same. "Harmon" mutes are the Harmon "brand" of Wa-Wa mute. I suppose Bubble mute is also a generic name for these. But the sound is not the same, at all.

> Does anybody have one of these elusive bass trombone

> "solo tone" mutes?  
> If so, where did you get it?  Thanks!

Does the book call for Bass Trb? If not, play the solotone section (or the whole show) on Tenor.

Tom

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