Practice Mute Poll

gpessa · Regular Member Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 46

I want to buy a new practice mute.

There are many posts about it but they are a bit all over the place.

Shall we do a small poll?

PS: please comment it I'm missing some model that it's worth mentioning.

gypsyblues · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:30 am Post subject:

I use the Stomvi UpMute with great results
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Seymor B Fudd · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:50 am Post subject:

Used a Yamaha Silent Brass for many years but then it suddenly ceased to be, into thin air. Mr Murphy?
However as a replacement I bought the Schh Mute and I am very satisfied, as is my wife

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Bob Jameson · New Member Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 1

I really like the Mark Hughes mute. It works great on Fetes too. MarkHughes.com

jhatpro · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:53 am Post subject:

I just started using this and am impressed at how well it works. https://kgumusic.com/products/trumpet-mute-adapter-for-quiet-practice?_pos=1&_sid=832276547&_ss=r

Amazon has it for around $17 bucks with free shipping if you have Prime.
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zaferis · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:06 am Post subject:

IF.. big IF. I use a practice mute, the Best Brass Nano Warm-Up (fits into a harmon) is my current go to.. Easy to carry (lives with my mutes), doubles as a buzzz aid, and among the quietest.

https://www.bestbrass.com/stf/warm-up_nano.html
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kehaulani · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:17 am Post subject:

For many, practice mutes are a tradeoff of quietness, intonation and stuffy/more open-blowing. So. keep that in mind, even asking for clarification as you read the results.

I've tried a lot of practice mutes and here are my results.

There are two issues with practice mutes, for me.

First, there are some popular mutes which reduce the sound considerably but produce a metallic buzzing sound. These drive me crazy.

Second, I live in an apartment where any sound bleed is not tolerated, so I need the most sound suppression possible. And sometimes, intonation is a tradeoff.

As an aside, I don't like the way the Ssssh mute protrudes, so that's another trade off.

I personally use Best Brass and the mute section of Yamaha Silent Brass.

If anyone knows of a quieter mute that controls intonation, doesn't protrude from the bell much, I'd like to hear of it.
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astadler · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:50 am Post subject:

Divitt is my favorite I’ve ever used. I think people who search for the “quietest” mute are either too worried or must have infant children. For me the Divitt is “quiet enough” (I’d describe it as a quieter Harmon/bubble mute). If you’re playing it behind closed doors at home, in a hotel room, or even in an airport terminal waiting for your flight, no one is going to care at all.

It’s the most free blowing and in tune practice mute I’ve ever seen, and that’s what I care the most about.

Craig Swartz · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:52 am Post subject:

Yamaha Silent Brass. I like the original system better than the current one. Use the electronics, I use phones, not ear buds.

kehaulani · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:19 am Post subject:

astadler · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:48 am Post subject:

I didn’t mean to imply there’s no need for practice mutes without infants, just that seeking out that “quietest” mute is usually just sacrificing playability for volume when you’re already at a low enough volume it doesn’t matter for 99% of people.

gregplo · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:12 am Post subject:

kehaulani · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:45 am Post subject:

Leatherlip · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:57 am Post subject:

I'm still using a very old Shastock Whispa Mute and still really like it. Its amazing what the player can hear and what no one else can.

gregplo · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:38 pm Post subject:

RC Horn · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:22 pm Post subject:

I use the old reliable Humes & Berg practice mute and see no need to upgrade. I did try a Divitt practice mute in 2022, but it kept falling out of my bell.

GizB · Veteran Member Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 202

Luckily, I don't need a practice mute often. Dillon makes a knock-off of the Best Brass practice mute, which I'm guessing is its equal. Way less expensive, looks exactly the same, works great, and travels in the bell of the horn - unless there's a K&M stand in there.

The Mute Adapter Jhatpro mentions is good too. It fits into almost every Harmon-style mute. I also like the Wallace practice mute. I've got the black H&B snub-nose practice mute, but it won't stay in the bell.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Dennis Wick practice mute. Not long after we were married, my wife bought me one. I've often said "Always give a gift which you yourself can enjoy!" Decades later, Jane can sleep through my practicing. Am I a lucky guy or what?!

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