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Krumpet
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 Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:04 pm Post subject: Solotone ridiculously out of tune? |
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A while back I received a Shastock Solotone mute and while it sounds great, it is ridiculously sharp starting from low C to middle A. Is it the mute, me, or something else I'm not aware of?
On the topic of mutes, is there a resource of some sort that shows different ways to determine the age of a mute? I'm very interested in the history of mutes since there seems to be not much literature about it. |
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benlewis
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american boy
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| Make sure to file the cork to fit your bell...They need some sort of filing down most of the time..Too thick, too much resistance,goes sharp |
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adagiotrumpet
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| The Emo is also much better in tune than the Humes and Berg. I have a Humes and Berg and it is unusable. While I haven't played a Shastock, the best solotone I ever played was the Clary. Great sound and great intonation, not to mention, they are beautiful to look at. The workmanship is flawless. |
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Krumpet
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[quote="benlewis"]It's not you; every Shastock and H&B Solotone mute I've ever used is way sharp.
The Roger Ingraham "Showtone" mutes sold through Warburton are much, much more in tune:
[url]http://www.warburton-usa.com/index.php/ingram-mutemeister-mutes[/url]
HTH
Ben[/quote]
Good to know that this is possibly just not my mute in particular. I wonder how people played on them back in the day if this is such a prevalent issue... |
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Krumpet
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| american boy wrote: | | Make sure to file the cork to fit your bell...They need some sort of filing down most of the time..Too thick, too much resistance,goes sharp |
Thanks for the tip! I know that filing corks is a thing for cup mutes but never considered that to be an option for other mutes as well. Perhaps I'll get to work on it sometime then. |
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Krumpet
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| adagiotrumpet wrote: | | The Emo is also much better in tune than the Humes and Berg. I have a Humes and Berg and it is unusable. While I haven't played a Shastock, the best solotone I ever played was the Clary. Great sound and great intonation, not to mention, they are beautiful to look at. The workmanship is flawless. |
I appreciate the recommendations (and will take them into consideration)but I am determined to find some way to make this particular mute play well! Also, do you have a newer or older H&B? After many years of snooping around this forum I've seen many people say that the quality of their mutes is nothing compared to what they used to be. |
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| The Showtone is a wonderful solotone mute, but I’d pick Trumcor’s take on the Solotone over any of the others. |
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