Practice mute making trombone out of balance

mickael57280 · Post by **mickael57280** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:20 am

Hi I have a Bremner practice mute, it's very good but because it stick out of the bell the balance is very front heavy.

Are the best brass jr better in this regard?

harrisonreed · Post by **harrisonreed** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:54 am

Best brass = the best ... Until you play above F4

mickael57280 · Post by **mickael57280** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:06 am

What's wrong above F4?

paulyg · Post by **paulyg** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:59 pm

For me, the best brass pushes everything flat until I get to F4, like Harrison said. Almost like you are playing two different instruments.

Oddly enough, the bass version does not present this issue for me...

baileyman · Post by **baileyman** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:46 pm

Try making an extension cone for the best brass so it sits out further. Prolly be in tune then.

mickael57280 · Post by **mickael57280** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:10 am

Anyone tried the okura mute?

timothy42b · Post by **timothy42b** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:22 am

All mutes make my horn nose heavy. The answer is a counterweight, or a cantilever.

tbonesullivan · Post by **tbonesullivan** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:52 pm

The Bremmer is one of the best. I would just learn to deal with it, or get a counter weight of some type to wrap around the back of the horn.

Post by **BGuttman** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 2:31 pm

tbonesullivan wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:52 pm The Bremmer is one of the best. I would just learn to deal with it, or get a counter weight of some type to wrap around the back of the horn.

Quick and dirty counterweight: tape a D battery to the tuning slide brace (if you have one) or the tubing (if you have no tuning slide brace). If one D is not enough, try 2. Use some kind of tape that comes clean like good quality masking tape. Don't use a sticky adhesive like Duct Tape (Duck is a brand of this type of tape).

mickael57280 · Post by **mickael57280** » Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:00 am

Yeah thank you BGuttman it work very well!

Yet another small thing that bother me, do you have a solution for very sweaty hands?

When it's hot my palms sweat a lot and it bother me, especially my left hand who hold the trombone, it feels like I can't grip the trombone enough.

mickael57280 · Post by **mickael57280** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:05 am

What do you think about tennis overgrip ?

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