Harmon Mute
- rmb796
- Posts: 207
- Joined: Sep 05, 2018
I eveeryone,
I hope this is the right forum.
My Harmon Mute keeps falling out of my King 3b. All my other mutes are ok.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can make it stick better.
Thanks
Randy
I hope this is the right forum.
My Harmon Mute keeps falling out of my King 3b. All my other mutes are ok.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can make it stick better.
Thanks
Randy
- HornboneandVocals
- Posts: 75
- Joined: Oct 04, 2023
Get a file and carefully shave the cork down until it fits better. I’ve done it with my bass and large bore tenor Harmon mutes.
- heldenbone
- Posts: 274
- Joined: Aug 21, 2018
I watched a friend once lightly apply violin rosin to his mute cork. Afterward, it stayed in the bell tenaciously and was difficult to remove. Worse, it frequently made a loud and shrill squeak when it came out.
- bitbckt
- Posts: 298
- Joined: Aug 19, 2020
I have used sax cork grease like that, in a pinch. A light spritz of water is usually plenty.
- tbdana
- Posts: 1928
- Joined: Apr 08, 2023
[quote="JohnL"]Have you tried dampening the cork?[/quote]
This. A little spritz of water works wonders.
This. A little spritz of water works wonders.
- StephenK
- Posts: 171
- Joined: Mar 26, 2018
Mine fits my large bore better than my 3bf, but I tend to only use it with the LB . As suggested before, adjust the corks, and/or dampen the cork, or just hold it in with left hand, which you can use for effects.