Alto practice mute

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raschultz
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by raschultz »

Hi- I am moving into an apartment but still want to practice my tenor and also. I currently have a Sshhmute for my tenor. What are you'all using for alto?
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WilliamLang
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by WilliamLang »

the Rejano mute works nicely
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AtomicClock
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by AtomicClock »

The tenor Best Brass fits well enough. Yamaha's old-style Silent Brass came in a version for alto trombone & flugelhorn that also works fine. I haven't tried the current version (the website calls it flugelhorn only).
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Kdanielsen
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by Kdanielsen »

[quote="WilliamLang"]the Rejano mute works nicely[/quote]

Rejano all the way
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Enelson
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by Enelson »

I love the Rejano for my tenors, but had to return the Rejano alto mute I bought for my Bach 39. The mute was too large for the bell.

I haven’t tested any others yet.
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MStarke
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by MStarke »

The problem with altos is that they are very very different in the bell throat.

I have a Ssssshmute for flugelhorn/alto that works well on my Weril alto and I think also on the Conn 35h, but doesn't fit at all on my Kanstul that has a substantially smaller throat. For that one I am using a Voigt flugelhorn mute.

Generally I find practice mutes on alto to have more negative impact on intonation and response than on tenor.
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dukesboneman
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by dukesboneman »

I play a Weril Alto and the Protec Liberty Practice mute works great for me. Nice even blow top to bottom