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Derek Reaban
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't posted in this forum before, but this looks like the place for this topic. I submitted this to the TPIN list several years ago.

When I was a senior in High School, my very best friend had a little brother who was a freshman and marched in the trumpet section. I spent a lot of time with him, encouraging him, including him, and taking him under my wing. Their Dad was a bicycle frame manufacturer and crafted some of the most amazing professional racing frames I had ever seen (along with some absolutely fantastic paint jobs).

At the end of the marching season, my friend's little brother presented me with a gift. It was a Perrier water bottle mute that had been sand blasted and hand painted by his father. It had my full name painted in red and outlined in black so that it was perfectly spaced circumferentially around the "wide" part of the bottle. It has some intricate floral work on it from top to bottom making this a true work of art. At the bottom was painted "Thanks for all your extra help! Stuart Laing". It had corks that were more substantial than anything on a "store-bought" mute.

I have it sitting prominently on a shelf in my practice room. It is A TREASURE!


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Tom K.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

But how does it sound?
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Derek Reaban
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tom,

Actually, it's not bad. Glass is somewhere between a metal mute and a felt mute from a sound perspective (the mezzo mute!). The intonation is pretty good, but it's quite heavy for a straight mute (easily as heavy as my JoRal Copper Harmon). It's a conversation piece more than anything else, but it really does play!

FYI.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool story.
That mute is worth more than a Monette!

John
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

post a picture, please! This we all must see!
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Derek Reaban
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I will need some help figuring out how to do this!

I have a Wind Ensemble rehearsal this evening and a friend in the group has a digital camera. I've asked him to bring his camera to snap some pictures of my mute, and then he can email them to me.

So at that point I will have a front and back view of the mute in digital format attached to an email message. What do I need to do to post these images on this web site? I don't have a web page, and really don't want to have to get one to just post these images. Maybe if I sent these pictures to someone here, you could post them for me?

Look for images of my mute soon!
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Derek Reaban
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had my Wind Ensemble concert last night and my friend brought his digital camera. He emailed the pictures to me this morning (three views that turned out really well).

If any of you would be willing, I will forward this message to you, and if you could figure out how to post it here, that would be great (I know I won't be able to figure it out otherwise).
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Friend;
Thats a Excellent present,Its a real treasure. Please post pictures we wish to see that
Thanks
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i would love to see a pictures of this mute! My email address is nceagle13@hotmail.com
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Derek Reaban
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Finally I found someone who was kind enough to post this pictures for me on the Internet. Here's the Coolest Mute I own!






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PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Derek, very cool mute!
By looking at it, you can tell they really appreciated your help.

Take care
john
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Again;
Thnaks for the pics. very nice and cool mute. Its a terrific present. Enjoy
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was looking for some photos on my computer and bumped into these (can't believe I posted this almost 9 years ago). The person who had hosted the pictures had taken them down, so I'm reposting them in my photobucket account. Thought those of you that weren't on the site 9 years ago would enjoy seeing them.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's a very cool looking mute, thanks for waking up the thread, I never saw it before from the first pass.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice story; thanks for sharing. Kind of a 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' moment.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

folk art wouldn't you say. nicely done.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:08 pm    Post subject: Mute Reply with quote

Can it still hold liquids? It looks like it could replace my lost and lamented "Scod-Well" stealth flask "mute."
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Mute Reply with quote

Ed Kennedy wrote:
Can it still hold liquids? It looks like it could replace my lost and lamented "Scod-Well" stealth flask "mute."


I have seen this. Is it no longer available? That woudl be a shame. Hilarious...
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Derek Reaban
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:46 am    Post subject: Re: Mute Reply with quote

Ed Kennedy wrote:
Can it still hold liquids? It looks like it could replace my lost and lamented "Scod-Well" stealth flask "mute."


It sure does. Sounds like you're looking for the four-cork version of this mute!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:47 am    Post subject: Re: Mute Reply with quote

Ed Kennedy wrote:
Can it still hold liquids? It looks like it could replace my lost and lamented "Scod-Well" stealth flask "mute."


I just bought a Scodwell trumpet the other day. This sounds like a "must have" accessory. Does Tony make these also ???????? Could come in handy for those "4" set gigs.
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