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rmb796
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by rmb796 »

Hi Everyone

I am playing an arrangement of MARIE that calls for a "Fibre Mute". I am not sure what mute to play.

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Randy
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Burgerbob
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by Burgerbob »

H&B straight
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BGuttman
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by BGuttman »

A Fibre Mute generally referred to a mute made from pressed papier maché. Best choice today would be a Stone Line or Ray Robinson straight mute.

If you are doing the Dorsey solo you might want to look into a Clear Tone (Humes & Berg) since Dorsey used something called a Solotone that is no longer made.
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tbdana
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by tbdana »

Use a solotone mute.

<LINK_TEXT text="https://hornguys.com/products/stoelzel- ... otone-mute">https://hornguys.com/products/stoelzel-tenor-trombone-solotone-mute</LINK_TEXT>

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dukesboneman
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by dukesboneman »

Trumcore makes a very good "Vintage Tone" solo tone mute

<LINK_TEXT text="https://www.trumcor.com/product/vintage ... r-trombone">https://www.trumcor.com/product/vintage-tone-for-tenor-trombone</LINK_TEXT>
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EriKon
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by EriKon »

[quote="BGuttman"]

If you are doing the Dorsey solo you might want to look into a Clear Tone (Humes & Berg) since Dorsey used something called a Solotone that is no longer made.[/quote]

There are lots of Solotones being made today? :?: H&B, Emo, Yupon and likely more that I can't think of.
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rmb796
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by rmb796 »

Thank you. I have a H&B solotone and straight mute. I will probably go with the straight mute because everyone in the section has one.

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Randy
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AtomicClock
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by AtomicClock »

If it's a solo, then "everyone in the section has one" doesn't matter. Bring them both.
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harrisonreed
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by harrisonreed »

Don't forget about the Peter Gane straight mute. It's the right kind. I like that me better than the H&B.

They make a better version of the bucket mute, too, FWIW.