Vintage MIC-A-MUTE

stephan · Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 2:40 am Post subject: Vintage MIC-A-MUTE

Could you identify the era of this mute?
The label is missing.
It is pretty heavy: 117 g (4 1/8 oz)

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SHS_Trumpet · Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 8:43 am Post subject:

Can't really identify the era but I have one exactly like it and the label says
HUMES & BERG
MFG. CO., INC.
East Chicago, Ind

One of my favorites! I've always loved the mica mute and when I saw a vintage one pop up on ebay I pounced.
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stephan · Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 9:34 am Post subject:

[quote="SHS_Trumpet"
One of my favorites! I've always loved the mica mute and when I saw a vintage one pop up on ebay I pounced.[/quote]

Thank you for you reply.
As soon I saw it, I pounced too

I immediately loved its sound and put my Soulo cup on sale.
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2006 Getzen Capri cornet (Kanstul CG3)
1960's Couesnon flugelhorn (Marcinkiewicz BSC)

Bill Ortiz · Heavyweight Member Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 904

Has anyone played one of the new Mic A Mutes that Humes & Burg still sell? I wonder if they sound the same as the vintage ones-I was thinking up picking one up.
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