Best Practice Mute

JVL · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:53 am Post subject:

hello
just for curiosity, who have tried the Stomvi Upmute ?
thanks

sshhmute · Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 5:08 pm Post subject:

Hi there. My name is Fraser Bremner from sshhmute.com. We manufacture and sell the sshhmute Practice Mute, Whisper Mute & sshhtraight Mute range. Our mutes are sold all over the world and we have some of the world's top brass players playing them, including:

- Canadian Brass (internationally acclaimed brass ensemble)
- Joseph Alessi (Principal Trombone - New York Philharmonic)
- James Morrison (Australian jazz artist)
- Christian Lindberg (internationally acclaimed trombone soloist)
- Bill Churchville (Tower of Power // session artist)
- Erm Navarro (Panic! At The Disco)
and many, many others.

Please feel free to check out our range of mutes at www.sshhmute.com, or feel free to contact me at fraser@sshhmute.com.

theslawdawg · Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 5:22 pm Post subject:

multiphonic · Veteran Member Joined: 14 Oct 2019 Posts: 139

Horns and musicians response differently to practice mutes. You need to determine what works best for you.

I'm restricted to playing muted, due to hearing damage, and have spent a lot of time with:

Pampet
Sshhmute
Dillon
Wallace Studio (about a week on this one)

For my situation:
All provide 20-25 dB noise reduction near my ear. That's at least 4x more quiet. I find all to be acceptable in this respect. My spouse can't hear me play anywhere in the house if my practice room door is closed.

For my trumpet, cornet and natural trumpet, the Wallace is the best solution in terms intonation and sound quality (i.e., most pleasing to my brain).

For bugle, the sshhmute is the best solution. Intonation is all over the place with the Wallace.

Intonation is poor on any horn with the Dillon. Sound is o.k. I gave it away.

Best mute for me: Wallace Studio

The Pampet is acceptable, intonation-wise, but I'm not crazy about the sound. If I was a student on a limited budget, I could certainly make do with this one.

Resistance is not an issue for me, but they all feel about the same. I don't detect any effect of the 'variable' resistance with the Wallace, although there is clearly a difference when the 'resistor' is removed. It sounds like a very quiet Harmon mute. I leave it in to maximize sound reduction.

Your mileage will vary.

trevoredgecombe · New Member Joined: 04 Nov 2019 Posts: 1

I highly recommend a sshhmute. It is by far the best mute that I have ever used. It's free-blowing and has perfect intonation right throughout the range. It's also made with lightweight ABS plastic, so it doesn't weigh down your instrument and it won't break if you drop it! I highly recommend it!

kehaulani · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:18 pm Post subject:

Based on TH thread, I recently got a Pampet mute and it is fantastic. I previously used Yamaha and have tried Sshhh mute and many others. For me this mute is amazing. As light as the Yamaha but has a clearer sound. Intonation is very good. This is definitely a keeper.
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mrhappy · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:43 pm Post subject: