Okura + Mutes -- tenor and bass

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ithinknot
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by ithinknot »

The good:

- named after a vegetable

- extremely light

- fits inside bell for transport

- feels droppably sturdy - plastic is not of the worryingly frangible 3D-printed variety

- base of mute unscrews, presumably so you can fill it with weed ...or okra, for snacktime

Tenor, compared to sshhmute:

- slightly nicer blow

- comparable overall volume but tone color is 'softer'

- intonation decent below 8th partial - sshhmute slightly superior up high

- bottom actually unscrews so that you can remove the internal resistance tube... but removing it makes a loud kazoo sound from 5th partial down, so :idk:

- fit: protrudes 3/8" on 3B (tight throat), flush but secure on 2B or Bachs large and small, just about bottoming out on large Holton tenors

- overall, a winner: only slightly worse intonation than sshhmute at extremes of range, in exchange for slightly nicer sound and blow, much lighter weight and possibility of in-case transport

Bass:

Nope. This is sold as 'french horn / bass trombone'. It has a picture of a french horn on it. On bass, it fits nicely in the bell and doesn't fall out, but it's flat up top and 2nd partial is a full semitone sharp... it's not a bass trombone mute. It gets good reviews as a horn mute, so I imagine it's fine for its designed purpose.
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sacfxdx
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by sacfxdx »

[quote="ithinknot"]The good:

- named after a vegetable[/quote]

Ithinknot....I think not. are you thinking of Okra?
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ithinknot
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by ithinknot »

[quote="sacfxdx"]are you thinking of Okra?[/quote]

I am, and so are the Japanese, who call it okura オクラ ... the company logo is an okra pod