I would point out the one issue not addressed that was brought up in original thread. Some works require one note stopped, next one open. I think Peer Gynt was mentioned. Hard to do with a mechanical device.
On May 19, 2010, at 1:21 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I should go down to home depot to see what I can piece together. > Even if it's ugly, I can at least spray paint it a pretty metallic > blue or something. > > -William > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lawrence Yates <[email protected]> > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 2:16 pm > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] non-transposing stop mute > > > One of the best mutes I ever tried was a plastic detergent bottle > with cork > strips glued to the side. It was far, far better than the old red > and white > Hulmes and Berg mute I was using at the time - in tune and good > right down > into the low register. > > It just looked a bit daft. > > I still have it and my students use it if, for some reason, they > don't have > their own mute with them. > > Cheers, > > Lawrence > > > -- > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/william.s.gross%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
