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Available with or without handle in Aluminum, Brass, Copper, and Plastic bottoms, this mute is to me the easiest playing mute I've ever owned. By a mile. And it's not just me. Don't believe me? Just check out the testimonials page! Plastic: Surprisingly clear for me. Least intuitive option but works well I think! Aluminum: Clear, bright, and direct Brass: A bit wider, articulation less pronounced Copper: Warm and Clear Rosewood: Woodsy! Clear and somewhat transparent P.S. My fav is the Copper. But I really do like them all! All Morningstar Custom Mutes products are sold for personal and professional use only. The purchase of a product does not grant any license or right to copy, reproduce, manufacture, reverse engineer for commercial purposes, distribute, or sell derivative versions of the product. Any unauthorized reproduction of Morningstar Custom Mutes products, designs, trademarks, logos, photographs, technical drawings, or other intellectual property is strictly prohibited.

Morningstar Bass Trombone Straight Mute

Available with or without handle in Aluminum, Brass, Copper, and Plastic bottoms. I don't trust myself with the finer points of tenor trombone mutes. My first attempt, to just scale down the bass trombone mute, didn't work at all. So I spent a lot of time collaborating with leading trombone players and listening to colleagues play prototypes. After all that I am now confident this is not just a good mute but a GREAT straight mute. Plastic: Surprisingly clear for me. Least intuitive option but works well I think! Aluminium: Clear, bright, and direct. Most responsive and open especially in low register. Heavyweight Aluminium: Dense, but with strong articulation. Brass: A bit wider, articulation less pronounced. Annealed Brass: Covered articulation, warm, but not as dense as copper. Heavyweight Copper: Very dense. Warm, can take a lot of energy without breaking up. All Morningstar Custom Mutes products are sold for personal and professional use only. The purchase of a product does not grant any license or right to copy, reproduce, manufacture, reverse engineer for commercial purposes, distribute, or sell derivative versions of the product. Any unauthorized reproduction of Morningstar Custom Mutes products, designs, trademarks, logos, photographs, technical drawings, or other intellectual property is strictly prohibited.

Morningstar Tenor Trombone Straight Mute

This one took some doing! Three features make this mute special: The semi-soft cup that can be stuffed into any backpack, the neck design that helps give more focused feedback, and the blended cup shape, giving both the traditional sound and modern clarity. Actually, there's a couple more but I'll keep those to myself. Tailor your Morningstar Bass Trombone Cup Mute sound with the available with LW Fiber Bottom, Aluminium, Brass Copper, and Roeswood! All Morningstar Custom Mutes products are sold for personal and professional use only. The purchase of a product does not grant any license or right to copy, reproduce, manufacture, reverse engineer for commercial purposes, distribute, or sell derivative versions of the product. Any unauthorized reproduction of Morningstar Custom Mutes products, designs, trademarks, logos, photographs, technical drawings, or other intellectual property is strictly prohibited.

Morningstar Bass Trombone Cup Mute

This one took some doing! Three features make this mute special: The semi-soft cup that can be stuffed into any backpack, the neck design that helps give more focused feedback, and the blended cup shape, giving both the traditional sound and modern clarity. Actually, there's a couple more but I'll keep those to myself. Tailor your Morningstar TENOR Trombone Cup Mute sound with the available with LW Fiber Bottom, Aluminium, Brass and Copper Bottoms as well. Wood bottom coming soon! All Morningstar Custom Mutes products are sold for personal and professional use only. The purchase of a product does not grant any license or right to copy, reproduce, manufacture, reverse engineer for commercial purposes, distribute, or sell derivative versions of the product. Any unauthorized reproduction of Morningstar Custom Mutes products, designs, trademarks, logos, photographs, technical drawings, or other intellectual property is strictly prohibited.

Morningstar TENOR Trombone Cup Mute

NEW! A collaboration with Adrian Griffin, principal trumpet of the Monterey Symphony in Mexico. When Adrian approached me, two things became clear very quickly: he’s a phenomenal trumpet player, and, like many others, he was frustrated with his mute options. As we began talking, it quickly became apparent that Adrian had strong ideas about mutes ideas that, in some ways, challenged my own understanding of how they function. Rather than dismiss these perspectives, I thought it would be both fun and valuable to incorporate them into a design, drawing on what I’ve learned through extensive testing and recording. I soon realized I would need to find new strategies in my approach in order to meet Adrian’s vision: Focus, flexibility, a complete range, buzz: he wanted it all, and proved to be a tough-but-fair partner throughout the entire process, which lasted well over a year. The result is what we’re calling The Griffin: a revolutionary trumpet straight mute, one with all the notes and all the buzz. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved with this mute and of my partnership with Adrian, and I can’t wait for you all to try it! All Morningstar Custom Mutes products are sold for personal and professional use only. The purchase of a product does not grant any license or right to copy, reproduce, manufacture, reverse engineer for commercial purposes, distribute, or sell derivative versions of the product. Any unauthorized reproduction of Morningstar Custom Mutes products, designs, trademarks, logos, photographs, technical drawings, or other intellectual property is strictly prohibited.

Morningstar Griffin Trumpet Straight Mute

NEW! A collaboration with the jazz trumpet great Chad McCullough! When Chad approached me with the idea of collaborating on a bucket mute I was immediately interested. He experienced some of the same issues I have noticed as well: dead notes, inconsistent articulation, blow issues. We traded back and forth ideas for a long time before settling on this design....but we were still unhappy. We tried all the regular remedies to get the sound we wanted, but none gave us the response we wanted....until one day I had a realization: Use a diffuser to help the blow AND control the sound. It took lots of tweaking and changing and designing and printing, but after many months of work I am ecstatic to share the SKYLINE BUCKET for trumpet with the world! Trombone friends, don't worry, you're next! :) Morningstar Custom Mutes: Better by design! All Morningstar Custom Mutes products are sold for personal and professional use only. The purchase of a product does not grant any license or right to copy, reproduce, manufacture, reverse engineer for commercial purposes, distribute, or sell derivative versions of the product. Any unauthorized reproduction of Morningstar Custom Mutes products, designs, trademarks, logos, photographs, technical drawings, or other intellectual property is strictly prohibited.

Morningstar Skyline Bucket Mute for Trumpet

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