Trumpet Mutes made of wood! These two barrel mutes are not made from segmented wood staves that are small pieces cut on a saw and then glued together and turned. Rather, these are turned from a solid block of wood - either one piece, or 2-3 slabs glued together. In that way, there is less chance of breakage due to a glue joint failure, and the wood pieces will generally match for each barrel.
Features and qualities:
Two stage/barrel mute designed to fit most Bb and C trumpets.
Corks are made from a Cork/Foam laminate to allow for better flexibility and grip
Plays in tune - no need to pull out the tuning slide
Selection from a variety of beautiful woods - lightweight and attractive - turned from solid blocks of wood (not segmented)
Warm, rich, resonate sound
Custom made from solid blocks of wood - customer can choose contrasting woods for body of mute and caps.
Three Wood styles are standard: 1) Walnut Body with contrasting caps 2) Western White Cedar/Redwood Body with contrasting Caps, and Cherry Body with contrasting caps.
Other woods are also available Red Oak, White Oak, and African Mahogany have all tested well. A variety of woods are available for caps beyond maple, cherry, walnut, red or white oak, and hickory that include Paduk and Zebrawood. Purpleheart, rosewood, and wenge are options as well depending on availability of those wood types - please contact us directly if you would like a special request for caps.