[Trombone-l] mutes

[John Burton]

 Allow me to "ditto" that.

I've used mine for a LONG time, allows me to practice "D" in the staff that sounds so stuffy WITH the mute, but after working with the mute, it practically sings.

BTW.. The wife can't hear me tooting and practicing downstairs if I have the SofTone fully on.  

I did take it by one of the local golf shops and had a "J" embroydered into the front of the mute.  Dunno why, who looks at the bass trombone?


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john burton
Bach 50B3 Bass Trombone
Kanawha Valley Community Band / Slide-by-Slide
South Charleston, West Virginia

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Horton [mailto:rayhorton at insightbb.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 7:06 PM
To: David W. Buckley
Cc: Trombone List
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] mutes

The Softtone mute (available at hornguys.com) is a quite versatile purchase.  I leave it in my gig bag all the time, use it fully stretched over the bell for a practice mute or drape it partially over the bell for a bucket or hat sound.  I even fold it up in my hand and use it for 
a plunger when I don't have one.   According to hornguys.com, many tenor 
players prefer the bass trb size.    The pics of it at the site are 
misleading - it will fold up flat and take up no room at all after you use it once or twice. 


Raymond Horton
Bass Trombonist,
Louisville Orchestra



David W. Buckley wrote:
> Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry. John Graham's seems to be 
> the most definitive. Eric Swanson's seems the most useful since I 
> definitely am not going to buy a derby and a derby stand for about 16 bars.
>
> Again, thanks to all.
>
> Dave.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Graham" <jmg at eml.cc>
> To: "Eric Swanson" <boneman88 at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: "Trombone List" <trombone-l at samford.edu>
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 5:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] mutes
>
>
>   
>> >From the Tom Crown web site:
>>
>> "What type of mute does one use for the Gershwin Concerto in F or An 
>> American in Paris? 'With felt crown' is indicated A felt crown is the 
>> crown of a fedora hat, usually without the lining or brim. Slits are 
>> cut so the hat will stay on and over the bell. This gives the "jazzy" 
>> muted sound that Gershwin must have heard from jazz trumpeters of his 
>> time."
>>
>> http://www.tomcrownmutes.com/learn_history.html
>>
>> -John
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Eric Swanson
>> <boneman88 at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> On Feb 9, 2009, at 2:44 PM, David W. Buckley wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Our community orchestra, Symphony Hamilton, is playing Casablanca 
>>>> Suite arranged by I know not who since the name is not on my copy. 
>>>> Twice he or she calls for a Felt Crown which I have never heard of. 
>>>> The point to a certain extent is moot since in one of the passages 
>>>> it is impossible to remove the mute unless you can convince the 
>>>> conductor to take a break before the next section. In rehearsal we 
>>>> ignored it. The conductor seemed unaware and it didn't seem to 
>>>> affect the music but I am curious as to what type of mute was 
>>>> intended.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Dave,
>>>
>>> I agree with Walter, and vote it means "in hat".  Don't know why 
>>> they would use the term "Crown" for hat, but a Derby hat on a stand 
>>> would make sense especially since he doesn't give you any time to 
>>> insert a mute at that point.  If you found out what the native 
>>> language of the composer was, you might have some insight into the term.  "Crown"
>>> could be mistranslated from some other language, and maybe he meant 
>>> hat or derby.  You could always play into your stand if softer is 
>>> the desired effect and you don't  own a set of derbies and derby 
>>> stands (who does?).
>>>
>>> Eric Swanson
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