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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:11 pm
by Tubaguy56
check out schlipf practice mutes if you're interested in buying, they do straight mutes with the cup attachment and I'm sure some others....
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:50 pm
by a2ba4u
Contact Humes and Berg. I BELIEVE (remember, you are reading this on TubeNet--take the with the appropriate amount of salt) that they can make tuba-friendly models of any design they carry. Presumably, this kind of customization will run on the extreme northern end of free and probably won't be quick.
Since you live in Chicago, I'd find a way to pay them a personal visit to inquire:
Humes & Berg Mfg. Co., Inc. World Headquarters
4801 Railroad Avenue
East Chicago, IN 46312
Of course, you could also go the homebrew route and just wander around Lowes or Home Depot for a few hours and make your own.
Kyle
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:34 pm
by tubatom91
this reminds of how much I want a plunger mute for my tuba....
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:44 am
by OldsRecording
tubatom91 wrote:this reminds of how much I want a plunger mute for my tuba....
'If I had a plunger big enough and a place to stand... oh, never mind...'
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:12 pm
by windshieldbug
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:44 pm
by iiipopes
Hmm. A Harmon mute for tuba. Yeah, that's it! Especially with the tube pulled part way out! Yeah, that's it!
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:16 pm
by Easty621
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:49 pm
by tuba kitchen
a pie tin with coins taped to it can do amazing things...
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:56 pm
by windshieldbug
tuba kitchen wrote:a pie tin with coins taped to it can do amazing things...
...espescially when placed on a tympani head under the music stand when the tympanist isn't looking!
hojo
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:56 am
by Biggs
I seem to remember reading about/hearing that Howard Johnson used a toilet seat with a handle for plunger-esque effects with Charles Mingus' band.
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:13 pm
by iiipopes
Ah -- nah, won't go there. Can't get back in this lifetime.
