Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-06 Thread Raymond Horton
This one might work, 'though it seems overpriced: http://band-orchestra.musiciansfriend.com/product/KM-Mute-Holder?sku=466138 at least it IS available. I had a former section mate that used to make mute holders that looked a lot like the MuteRack - and they appeared to be quite sturdy. As

Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-06 Thread Chuck Israels
Is a mute assistant a mutant? Sorry, Chuck Sent from my iPhone On Apr 5, 2011, at 6:22 PM, John Howell john.how...@vt.edu wrote: At 6:39 PM -0400 4/5/11, Christopher Smith wrote: On Tue Apr 5, at TuesdayApr 5 4:20 PM, William Huber wrote: Other than that, if one must stand up to play the

Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-06 Thread Mariposa Symphony Orchestra
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] - Original Message - From: Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.net To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice Is a mute assistant a mutant? Sorry, Chuck Sent from

Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-05 Thread William Huber
christopher.sm...@videotron.ca Date: April 4, 2011 5:59:39 PM CDT To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu The MuteRack seems too flimsy, for sure. I can't see the real size of the Jo-Ral holder, so I couldn't say anything about that. Both

Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-05 Thread SN jef chippewa
hey darcy, check out markus stockhausen's utility belt, several pics starting about 1/4 down the page http://www.sonoloco.com/rev/stockhausen/30.html ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-05 Thread Christopher Smith
On Tue Apr 5, at TuesdayApr 5 4:20 PM, William Huber wrote: Other than that, if one must stand up to play the job, the mutes have to be prepared for a fast change, placing the next mute on one's music stand where, one hopes, it doesn't interfere with seeing music. It is helpful to have

Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-05 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Jef, Cool idea! Thanks! Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 6 Apr 2011, at 12:06 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: hey darcy, check out markus stockhausen's utility belt, several pics starting about 1/4 down the page

Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-05 Thread John Howell
At 6:39 PM -0400 4/5/11, Christopher Smith wrote: On Tue Apr 5, at TuesdayApr 5 4:20 PM, William Huber wrote: Other than that, if one must stand up to play the job, the mutes have to be prepared for a fast change, placing the next mute on one's music stand where, one hopes, it doesn't

[Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-04 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi all, For an upcoming show, all the brass and wind players in my bigband will be standing (normally, trombones and winds are seated). The trombones have some quick mute changes, which are obviously much more difficult when standing than when seated. I'm wondering if any of the trombone

Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-04 Thread John Blane
Hi Darcy - Those products are both designed for the size and weight of trumpet mutes - I wouldn't trust it. I have been in similar situations like you describe and we used bar stools to set our mutes on which kept them high enough to be accessible. Good luck! JB On Apr 4, 2011, at

Re: [Finale] Trombone mute holders - advice

2011-04-04 Thread Christopher Smith
The MuteRack seems too flimsy, for sure. I can't see the real size of the Jo-Ral holder, so I couldn't say anything about that. Both unavailable, so it's moot anyway. You know who would know? Jennifer Wharton! She plays Bdway pits all the time (I've seen her twice!) and she probably used them.