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Curated pickDenis Wick DW5504
The hand-spun aluminum straight mute band directors name, in use since 1968.
Denis Wick's hand-spun aluminum straight mute, in use since 1968, with a cork fit and reliable intonation. The mute a band director asks for by name.
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Sooner or later every trumpet player opens a piece of music and finds the words con sordino: with mute. In a school band that usually means a scramble to borrow one.
The verdict
Most players buy a cheap straight mute first and a Denis Wick second. Giving the Denis Wick skips the first step. It is a modest gift that a trumpet player will use for decades.
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Straight. It is the mute most band and orchestral parts call for and the one a student will be asked for first. Cup and harmon mutes come later, usually for jazz or specific pieces.
It fits standard B-flat trumpets and cornets. Cork can be lightly sanded to adjust the fit if it sits too high or too deep in the bell; a teacher or repair shop does this in minutes.
No. A straight mute changes the tone for performance and only slightly reduces volume. For quiet practice, look at a practice mute or an electronic system such as Yamaha's Silent Brass.
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