Trombone Mute Suggestion

[Dan Schultz]

The wife of a friend of mine is looking for a practice mute for her husband to use in his Conn 88H trombone. Any suggestions?

[tubaguy9]

How about Jo-Ral mutes? Or do they have a practice mute?

[Alex F]

Best Brass Practice Mute.

Hornguys (Steve Ferguson) has them as do other vendors.

Expensive but works very well and the horn can be placed in the case with the mute.

[Dan Schultz]

I took a look at the 'Best Brass' practice mute at Dillons website. They list one for tenor trombone and one for bass trombone. Although I fix trombones, I know nothing about the terminology. Which one would be appropriate for an 88H?

[Davy]

Tenor would be for an 88H. the Bass would be too big I think

[tbn.al]

I know nothing about a practice mute, but an 88H is considered a tenor. There are really 3 practical sizes for Bb trombones, small tenor, big tenor and bass. The 88H is a big tenor. It really takes 3 mute sizes to properly fit them.

[ztuba]

this is way off topic

[Dan Schultz]

this is way off topic

That's pretty much why I posted this in the 'off topic' section.

[rocksanddirt]

this is way off topic

That's pretty much why I posted this in the 'off topic' section.

I would suggest that as it's a post about brass instruments, it's not really that far off topic at all. maybe not enough for the off topic forum, which tends towards bad jokes, gas prices, and folderol.

[Davy]

I would consider it off topic because it doesn't pertain to Tubas or Euphoniums. Granted, quite a few of the people here can play tuba/euphonium and trombone, but still....

Off topic: yes, but not really too far off.

[cambrook]

Back to the OP - the Best Brass mutes are very good (and expensive), but the Bremner practice mutes are excellent and cheap too - $66 + s/h. They are available direct from http://www.sshhmute.com" target="_blank"

[tbn.al]

What? Stupidity on Tubenet......say it isn't so , Joe!

[Dan Schultz]

Back to the OP - the Best Brass mutes are very good (and expensive), but the Bremner practice mutes are excellent and cheap too - $66 + s/h. They are available direct from http://www.sshhmute.com" target="_blank" target="_blank"

Thanks. But I think my customer zeroed in on the Denis Wick 5527.... about the same price as the Bremner mute but highly recommended by several trombone players. The DW mute was also available locally and in time for Christmas.

[Dan Schultz]

It's a couple years old, but here's a comparison among the then-leading brands.

Practice Mutes for Tenor Trombone – A Comparative Analysis

WOW! The person who did that study certainly had lots of time on his hands! It's quite interesting that there was no real conclusion. Different strokes for different folks.

[ken k]

I hope it is not too late, but I would second the vote for the Denis Wick practice mute. Mr. Wick played a Conn 88H and I think the mute works great for trombone. Since I also play bass bone, I actually have a DW bass bone practice mute but it works in my Benge 190 (tenor) which has a similar sized bell to the 88H. But I am sure the tenor mute would would well also.

The great thing I like about the DW practice mute is that it responds throughout the entire range of the trombone from low trigger register up to the high register.

Another nice option but more pricey is the Yamaha Silent Brass.

Unfortunately, I have not played other brands so I can not make comparisons.

ken k

[ztuba]

Anyone try the Balu trombone mute? Obviously it is not a practice mute... but since we are on a tuba site talking about trombones... Maybe I am just that stupid like what's his face said.