Members alez Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hi All, I want to get a mute and I'm liking this kind: It's in fact when I heard the guy on the pic Jerry González on stage the other day I thought I fancied one of these. How's that mute called? The music I'll be playing with it is mainly jazz in a small format, say 4 people (bass, piano, drums, trumpet sort of thing) and basically I'm looking for a "blue" jazzy sound for my solos. What do you think, good choice? Any others I'd like to check better? The most common mutes are explained here: http://library.thinkquest.org/10693/mute.html Straight, cup, harmon and plunger. Looking at the pictures, the only one that may be it is the harmon? But then the harmon seems to have a protruding centre hole while the one the Jerry uses has a very rounded shape there Cheers for any comments or tips and all the best for the New Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Solinus Posted January 1, 2009 Members Share Posted January 1, 2009 Greetings. What you see in that pic is a Harmon (brand name) mute aka wah-wah mute with the center piece removed. It just pulls out completely or can be adjusted in extension for variation in tone produced, however slight. The wah-wah sound comes from the left hand alternately covering or exposing the hole in the end of the mute. A well-equipped trumpeter should have a variety of mutes for what the music or mood may call for, or for individual expression. Happy Tooting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alez Posted January 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2009 Thanks very much Very useful, I'm off to the music shop now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkZ Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 Keep in mind there are many different varieties of "Harmon" mute. Harmon is a brand name, the original all aluminum design for that style of mute. I like my Charles Davis all copper version but I also have a couple of vintage aluminum Harmons for the classic Miles ballad sound. Many players love the Jo-Ral "bubble" (their name for a Harmon-style mute) in aluminum or copper. Copper is much heavier and darker than aluminum. The weight and the sound takes some adjustment. Try as many as you can before buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alez Posted January 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 Cheers, Mark. Indeed people are loving that "bubble" Jo-Ral one:http://mattrobertsmusic.com/2008/03/02/jo-ral-harmon-mute/ Thanks for your useful advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted January 7, 2009 Members Share Posted January 7, 2009 I like the copper ones. Mine is a Windy City Mutes copper bubble. I think its a copy of the Jo Ral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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