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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:39 am Post subject:
I mean...now you've said it, it makes perfect sense
Sorry for the noob question but you mentioned using low F# as your guide - is that the note below G in the staff?
As you mentioned, filing the corks adjusts how far into the bell the mute sits. Does this also apply for a Harmon (wah-wah) - I've got a Denis Wick with cork all the way round - or is it less relevant or irrelevant since all the sound goes through the mute?
I mean...now you've said it, it makes perfect sense Does this also apply for a Harmon (wah-wah) - I've got a Denis Wick with cork all the way round - or is it less relevant or irrelevant since all the sound goes through the mute? Thanks for sharing your video here :)Andy
Not so much. The main thing with the harmon is that it stays in the bell. A horn with a very large flare (Calicchio 3, Wild thing) thicker cork is needed. Some of the Broadway cats stretch a piece of bicycle inner tube over the cork on their harmons to prevent embarrassing fallouts.
I mean...now you've said it, it makes perfect sense
Sorry for the noob question but you mentioned using low F# as your guide - is that the note below G in the staff?
As you mentioned, filing the corks adjusts how far into the bell the mute sits. Does this also apply for a Harmon (wah-wah) - I've got a Denis Wick with cork all the way round - or is it less relevant or irrelevant since all the sound goes through the mute?
Thanks for sharing your video here
Andy
Thanks for checking out my video!
Yes, the F# below low G, so 123.
Not so much for harmon mute/solotone/mel-o-wah - but it can depend from mute to mute. The Ullven harmon mute actually has a very thick cork that is designed to be filed. Some mutes like the Emo have a foam that some people may think is too thick. Conversely, some corks may be too thin on harmon mutes and some people swap it out for foam.
But generally speaking, this is more for straight, cup, and the like. _________________ On the road with Under the Streetlamp
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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:12 am Post subject:
The only mute I'm in the habit of filing is my H&B Stonelined cup. I HATE the sound when the cup is too far from the bell. _________________ "I'm an engineer, which means I think I know a whole bunch of stuff I really don't."
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