Bass Bone Pixie Mute?
- aaronhynds
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As my title implies, I'm curious to know--is there such at thing as a bass trombone-sized pixie mute? All I can find is the tenor trombone one, and based on how the mute works, I don't imagine that adding oversized corks would make it work all that well in a bass bone.
- BGuttman
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Use a small tenor trombone straight (like the aluminum Harmon straight) as a Pixie for bass. I've never seen a need for one, though.
- aaronhynds
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[quote="BGuttman"]Use a small tenor trombone straight (like the aluminum Harmon straight) as a Pixie for bass. I've never seen a need for one, though.[/quote]
Ooh, great idea! I'll try that! And this is for a new commission that I'm working on--the composer has previously written for solo tenor trombone and really enjoyed the sound combination of pixie mute+plunger, so I was curious about the similar method for bass bone. Long story short: it's for new music stuff!
Ooh, great idea! I'll try that! And this is for a new commission that I'm working on--the composer has previously written for solo tenor trombone and really enjoyed the sound combination of pixie mute+plunger, so I was curious about the similar method for bass bone. Long story short: it's for new music stuff!
- BrassedOn
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BG has a good idea. Maybe one of the above could work. You’ll still be playing long positions. Or pulling tuning slide a mile. And please remind composer bass bone would not have full range. And normal plunger naught not be deep enough. Might be a rare case where a bass sized H&B tuxedo plunger is better for depth for bass bone.
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BG has a good idea. Maybe one of the above could work. You’ll still be playing long positions. Or pulling tuning slide a mile. And please remind composer bass bone would not have full range. And normal plunger naught not be deep enough. Might be a rare case where a bass sized H&B tuxedo plunger is better for depth for bass bone.