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I eveeryone,
I hope this is the right forum.
My Harmon Mute keeps falling out of my King 3b. All my other mutes are ok.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can make it stick better.

Thanks
Randy

Have you tried dampening the cork?

Get a file and carefully shave the cork down until it fits better. I’ve done it with my bass and large bore tenor Harmon mutes.

I watched a friend once lightly apply violin rosin to his mute cork. Afterward, it stayed in the bell tenaciously and was difficult to remove. Worse, it frequently made a loud and shrill squeak when it came out.

I have used sax cork grease like that, in a pinch. A light spritz of water is usually plenty.

JohnL wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:12 pm Have you tried dampening the cork?

This. A little spritz of water works wonders.

Mine fits my large bore better than my 3bf, but I tend to only use it with the LB . As suggested before, adjust the corks, and/or dampen the cork, or just hold it in with left hand, which you can use for effects.

JohnL wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:12 pm Have you tried dampening the cork?

Dampen or cork grease. Grease will help preserve the cork and lengthen it's lifetime.