Best Practice Mute

jbialkin98 · New Member Joined: 30 Jan 2019 Posts: 6

Thanks for the replies, I’m going to try out the Pampet mute and I’ll post back with my thoughts.

HaveTrumpetWillTravel · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:58 pm Post subject:

I have the Pampet and I think it's a good starter practice mute. (I also tried an ultra-cheap ebay one from china that was horrible and now have settled on the shhmmute, which is my favorite.)

Stanton's comment about the Pampet mute's vibrations is something I've experienced, but to me it had more of the old-car-going-too-fast shimmy feel. I feel like the Pampet is as quiet as the Shmmute but it seems to cause more vibration in the hand.

JVL · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:56 am Post subject:

Manuel de los Campos · Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:14 am Post subject:

I have the BestBrass practice mute, as well as the one from Denis Wick and the Sshhmute.
The latter is my favorite; the BestBrass I find too restrictive and the Wick is not in tune
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Manuel de los Campos · Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:20 am Post subject:

For warming up at rehearsals I use a straight mute with a rag wrapped around it. Good enough for not bothering the violin players

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Brassnose · Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:31 am Post subject:

Totally agree with Manuel, I only use Sshh mutes, sold everything else.
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cbtj51 · Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:39 pm Post subject:

I bought a Yamaha SB7X (the newer model) about 4 years ago and never looked back. Alone it is a great warm-up mute before and during performances and it does fit flush in my trumpet bell so no extra space is needed. I do use the electronics portion whenever I travel, which is a lot, often with my wife nearby watching TV or reading. It is great for woodshedding parts if you attach an iPad or iPhone and headphones and dial yourself into the sound for balance. No complaints here at all but a "heads up" to be aware of not overblowing. Just balance your sound into your audio source and it works fine, much like a stage monitor. I use Sennheiser ear buds or Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones depending on where I am and how much space I have. The SB7X is a little pricey, but worth the $$ for versatility!

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Yamaha Silent Brass Hands Down!

StricklandMusic · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:41 am Post subject:

Check out Clary Wood Mutes Practice Mute. It is not as small as best brass but has fantastic intonation between Low C and High C with little added resistance. AND its only $75!!! Great value!

https://www.woodmutes.com/practice-mute
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mrhappy · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:47 am Post subject:

chrisf3000 · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:14 am Post subject:

The best practice mute I have ever used is the Wallace Studio Mute. I had the luxury of trying all of the Wallace mutes one day and liked most of them, but this is the one that absolutely shined:

https://www.thomannmusic.com/wallace_twc_m17_trpt_practice_studio.htm

Imagine the softest Harmon mute possible, that's it. The pitch is very even between all the registers with little back pressure (unlike some harmons). I can take it to my parent's condo and practice anything from soft etudes to a Mahler Symphony - you can really crank if need be. The loudest it gets is an intense (around 'p') soft buzz.

mrhappy · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:22 am Post subject:

Well I ordered a Pampet... but now I'm thinking I should get a Yamaha rig too!!

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mrhappy · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:46 pm Post subject:

So the Pampet showed up today! Thanks to 'Stanton' for the recommendation.

Did a quick comparison with the SshhMute... I agree with HaveTrumpetWillTravel in that it's about the same volume reduction as the Sshhmute. The back pressure on the Pampet feels more natural to me, intonation is better and I like the tone it produces better than the SshhMute. Sshhmute is more midrangy and the pampet has a fuller sound.( Using a Harmon mute for comparison... Sshh is closer to 'plunger thing' IN... Pampet is closer to 'plunger thing' OUT... is there a name for the 'plunger thing' btw??

). I would say at this point, I enjoy playing the Pampet more than Sshh and at $17.99 shipped to my door it's quite a bargain!

Silent brass should be here by week's end.

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Yammie · Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:22 pm Post subject: Favorites

Bill Dishman was an excellent trumpeter, and a very analytical person. His practice mute reviews were the definitive guide. Sadly, Bill passed last year, far too young. He will be sorely missed by the Gainesville community and the UF Alumni Band, as well as his many friends throughout the music world.

I have a variety of practice mutes and swap them out regularly at home, just to vary resistance points and areas of compromised intonation. The one I take on gigs is my own Remutzit, super light and an all around good performer. I always have Matt Anklan’s Silencer in my mouthpiece pouch, it’s great when you have a Harmon available, which in my case is always! I ordered the Best Brass Nano from Trent out of curiosity.

Others in the rotation are the Wallace Studio, the Bremner ssshhhh, and a Windy City copper cup mute with a spare Jo-Ral Tri-Tone felt ring in it. For flugel I use a Dillon trombone practice mute, their dead ringer of the Best Brass aluminum. It’s very compact compared to others, like the massive Bremner ssshhhh for flugel!
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mrhappy · Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:52 pm Post subject:

I modified my Pampet with an extra ring of stick-on foam around the 'mid section so now it doubles as a Flugelhorn mute and it works just as good as it does on the trumpet!

I also got a Silent Brass rig for trumpet and have so far been disappointed with the intonation on it. I tried it on my Courtois Cornet and it's pretty much unusable... However I also ordered a Flugelhorn mute for the Silent Brass rig and THAT works WAY better so I've been having fun with that!!

I'm planning on doing more experimentation with the trumpet to see if I can find a way to make it bearable.

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supercow216 · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:17 am Post subject:

I have myself bought the Pampet mute from Amazon. I find the sound soft and very pleasing, It has identical itonnation shift but less resistance than Sshhhmute.

My concern is the cheap foam to connect the mute to the horn, instead of cork. With moist, it bound to tear away very fast.

Can anyone tell about this mute's durability? anyone has replaced the foam with cork stripe?

mrhappy · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:17 am Post subject:

benlewis · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:24 am Post subject:

I have been very impressed with the Silencer, which inserts into a bubble mute:

https://www.austincustombrass.biz/the-trumpet-silencer-practice-mute-accessory-turn-your-harmon-into-a-practice-mute/

HTH

Ben

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