Travel Tubas Comparison (Melton v Huashen)

[Michael Bush]

Has there been any movement on the question of getting practice mutes for the Huashen?

[Wyvern]

Has there been any movement on the question of getting practice mutes for the Huashen?

I would suggest to buyers to try a tenor trombone practice mute of their choice. I don't think anything special needs making.

[imperialbari]

Jonathan, eye measuring via photos is a treacherous task. Still I don’t think a tenor trombone practice mute will work. I am fairly sure it is too small.

But the problem is not that it might be the slightly more expensive versions for bass trombone or for horn. The problem for people living far from stores is about knowing exactly which sizes of mutes common in the market they may order successfully.

From your photo reports I take it that you have lots and lots of brass friends in your ensembles. Shoot them a mail, they should bring their mutes to your next rehearsals. You bring your video camera and the Huashen baby, and make somebody shoot ever so short sequences telling how well these mutes work in the mid, bottom, and top ranges.

My immediate candidates would be a Bremner bass trombone mute, Best Brass bassbone or horn mutes, or the Denis Wick baritone mute. The Bremner might be the most useful, as it is likely to be flush with the bell: benefit is goes into the case - drawback possibly going sharp (which is not critical for a practice mute unless you have perfect pitch).

Klaus

[bisontuba]

HI-
I just ordered a Voigt practice mute from Voigt in Germany for my ordered T.T. for whenever it arrives from the Far East--it is the same used on the M/W Trolly--bass trombone mute, 90mm across. The postage was almost as much as the mute! I was going to order a Wallace b-t-bone practice mute from Hickey's in Ithaca, but just thought I would get the same one as with the Trolly, since Jonathan said it worked fine on his--FYI---
mark

PS Dale/DP--be kind, not selling anything, just passing along info.......