Mute Question

Geordie · by **Geordie** » 2018-09-26 10:33 a.m.

Sorting through some stuff at home and cane across this. Does anyone know the maker or other details?<ATTACHMENT filename="2C31DA84-34C1-492F-A5EE-F8996971CFEE.jpeg" index="0">~~[attachment=0]~~2C31DA84-34C1-492F-A5EE-F8996971CFEE.jpeg</ATTACHMENT>

Geordie · by **Geordie** » 2018-09-28 5:24 a.m.

Any ideas?

ronnies · by **ronnies** » 2018-09-28 7:16 a.m.

Looks vaguely like a very cheap plastic mute I had in the 1970s.

Can't remember the make.

Ronnie

Kbiggs · by **Kbiggs** » 2018-09-28 11:03 a.m.

It’s a Ray Parkins mute. I know they still make them for trumpets. Is the mute in your pic for trombone? How does it play?

Geordie · by **Geordie** » 2018-09-28 3:37 p.m.

Thanks for the ID. Its a trombone mute for sure. I've not played it in a show Spent a few minutes on it in a medium bore horn. Seems fine for mid and upper ranges with out affecting tuning - even sound in various dynamics - perhaps a little 'tinny' for some. Sound breaks up a little once you get to a low G and beyond. Thanks again for the ID.

Driswood · by **Driswood** » 2018-10-29 9:56 a.m.

Resembles a Humes & Berg Pixie Mute. Wouldn't be for use with a plunger, would it?

Does it stick out past the bell?

Geordie · by **Geordie** » 2018-10-29 10:45 a.m.

One of the reasons I asked the question was because I wondered if it was a pixie. It sticks out a little past the belll.

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