Most free blowing, least intrusive trumpet mutes

[Rhondo]

Hello everyone

Some of the time I like to practice and play in my living room. I’ve found that a Humes & Berg cup mute takes the edge off an open horn enough such that the sound doesn’t reverberate off the walls so much, while still sounding good and not being overly stuffy, and reasonably well in tune.

What other alternatives might there be for mutes that lessen the volume a tad and alter the playing of an open horn to a minimal degree?

[LittleRusty]

Have you read the previous discussions in the other toys forum?

[Rhondo]

[Croquethed]

Harmon with the stem in

[Rhondo]

I have a Harmon brand Harmon, and with the Humes & Berg cup, those are the only 2 mutes I have. Think I still prefer the H&B, but I can give the Harmon a try for this.

[longtermparking]

I'd check out the Trumcor Lyric mute for your purpose. Really useful.

[Rhondo]

I’m not especially fond of the sound of straight mutes, but would they fit the other criteria?

Again, doesn’t have to be super quiet, just quieter than open horn.

[LittleRusty]

IMO, I find harmons with the stem in to be chop burners and very stuffy. I wouldn’t want to practice with one except for practicing a passage requiring one.

Some of the more recent discussions on practice mutes seemed to fit what you were looking for, hence my unhelpful question earlier. (It was clear to me)

If you feel like doing further research use Google limiting the search to this site by adding site:trumpetherald.com to the search terms. The search feature on this site is worthless.

[SunRa]

Maybe try the cookie mute? (https://www.cookiesmusic.com/cookiemute)
I know you said no practice mutes but if the intention is to not change the sound and quiet the horn this would work. If its too quite though you can always slap on the crown royal bag onto the bell. But that may be too loud for your intentions.
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[LittleRusty]

I missed the edit about practice mutes.

I have a mute that David Hickman used to sell on his site. It might meet your requirements but I don’t see it on his site now.

I found it. It Soto Voce mute.

Unfortunately it is no longer available.

[Rhondo]

Could it be said that straight or cup mutes in general are more free blowing than others?

My Harmon mute certainly does have more resistance, which seems both a good and bad thing, but yeah, never felt like something I want to use for extended periods.

[LittleRusty]

Have you seen this SshhMute post?

[loweredsixth]

Soulo Bucket fits the bill. No resistance at all. You can even stuff a hand kerchief in it to take more edge off.
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[Rhondo]

[Rhondo]

[Nathan.Sobieralski]

My cup mutes are very free-blowing, particularly the adjustable cup. You can adjust the annular opening of the mute easily with the detachable corks, and the practice mute attachment lets you clamp it down volume-wise if you like. www.s-mute.com



Definitely worth a look I think!
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[Brassnose]

https://www.theeazybucket.com/
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[dstpt]

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[krax]

Playing into a heavy winter coat.

I use my great-grandfathers, it's the heaviest wool coat I've seen. I've also used it as a shield behind a rubber microphone to eliminate sound reflections in a stone wall room.

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