Miraculous mandarin mute?

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MikeMason
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Miraculous mandarin mute?

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Or no mute? I usually try to get away without...
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Re: Miraculous mandarin mute?

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I love the color of the mute of the part, but there is little time to do the change IIRC. What a fun part, have fun!
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Re: Miraculous mandarin mute?

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the elephant wrote:...If we ever play it again I will likely purchase a simply H&B aluminum and practice getting it in and out fast enough. These mutes make a fairly buzzy tone and are loud, so keeping up with the trumpets and their metal mutes works a lot better...
Exactly what I did when we played it. Works great! Fun part.
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