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The dreaded mute
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:31 pm
by Adam C.
What tuba mutes do you like?
I'm afraid I have to buy one very soon. Anyone remember which ones Dillon carry in stock?
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:24 pm
by glangfur
This is gonna sound crazy, but it's true.
I've just finished a 3-weekend tour, sitting next to John Manning (Atlantic Brass Quintet, formerly teacher at UMass Amherst, starting at U. of Iowa), playing a pretty heavy summer orchestral program. He didn't have room to bring a mute for the passages from Stravinsky's Firebird, so he bought a big metal dogfood dish for $3.99 and simply used that, holding it above the bell a little bit.
It sounded GREAT.
Better than any tuba mute I've ever heard.
He had to experiment a little to find where to hold it for intonation (which varied a little for different regiosters of the horn), but it sounded fantastic, metallic like a good metal trombone mute...just great.
what a great idea
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 3:13 pm
by Aaron
i think that is a great idea. I am going to the store right away. The metallic buzz of a trombone or trumpet mute is what i have always wanted in a piece such as firebird, but cant seem to get on a regular "made for tuba mute". Thanks Gabe, see you around Boston sometime.