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Bass Bone Pixie Mute?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:42 pm
by aaronhynds
As my title implies, I'm curious to know--is there such at thing as a bass trombone-sized pixie mute? All I can find is the tenor trombone one, and based on how the mute works, I don't imagine that adding oversized corks would make it work all that well in a bass bone.
Re: Bass Bone Pixie Mute?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:45 pm
by BGuttman
Use a small tenor trombone straight (like the aluminum Harmon straight) as a Pixie for bass. I've never seen a need for one, though.
Re: Bass Bone Pixie Mute?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 6:56 pm
by aaronhynds
BGuttman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:45 pm
Use a small tenor trombone straight (like the aluminum Harmon straight) as a Pixie for bass. I've never seen a need for one, though.
Ooh, great idea! I'll try that! And this is for a new commission that I'm working on--the composer has previously written for solo tenor trombone and really enjoyed the sound combination of pixie mute+plunger, so I was curious about the similar method for bass bone. Long story short: it's for new music stuff!
Re: Bass Bone Pixie Mute?
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 7:46 am
by BrassedOn
https://www.wwbw.com/Soulo-Mute-SM6378- ... KIEALw_wcB
https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Mutes-ML ... B0052VE8IM
BG has a good idea. Maybe one of the above could work. You’ll still be playing long positions. Or pulling tuning slide a mile. And please remind composer bass bone would not have full range. And normal plunger naught not be deep enough. Might be a rare case where a bass sized H&B tuxedo plunger is better for depth for bass bone.