BPhelmet

thx, i want to buy a silent brass cause i live in a small condo with my parents, so you know, i just want to practic more without disturbing my parents.

BPhelmet

by the way, how much of a sound the silent brass can reduce?? half, 1/4??

Anonymous

The silent brass will make things very quiet and you can practice anywhere. For me I'd rather just buzz my mouthpiece if I can't play. I think for me practicing with the SB does more harm than good.

I have heard the guys at Bob Reeves have a new practice mute? That might be something to look into before you go with silent brass.

Robert Rowe

I am curious re: "Silent-Brass" system, myself. I tried a "practice" mute and I hate it ... but, it was reasonable in price. Maybe the BOSE Corporation will get around to this issue someday ... probably will be great, but expensive ....

Robert Rowe

old geezer

I have one of the original Silent Brass mutes but have used it maybe an hour tops, just didn't care for it. I know several local guys who use the mute alone right before a gig to warm up on. It is very quiet and the stuffines cuts down their warm up time. old geezer Dave

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Tootsall

I just heard an mp3 of Doc Severinsen playing a medley of old tunes. I think it was recorded quite a few years back live off of the Hee Haw TV broadcast. At first I thought it was a kazoo but then realized... he was mouthpiece buzzing! His skill at hitting the notes at speed has to be heard to be believed. The more I hear of his work the higher he ranks in my own "trumpet virtuoso" list (and he's darn near the top now!)

silverstar

I have one, and I don't like it. It's not very comfortable to play on.

Lara

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jpkaminga

at this site:

http://www.dallasmusic.org/gearhead/...ce%20Mute.html

you will find directions to make a Practice mute for a couple bucks, I made one, it cuts down on the sound so you can play just about anywhere but the resistance is really discouraging, I don't use it very often, the site also contains a link to a site that has directions to make it play in tune and turn it into a homemade silentbrass system so that you can plug headphones into the mute and hear a sound closer to that of the trumpet without a mute, I haven't done that yet, but if you take it to a You-do-it electronics type store they should be able to show you what to do, it doesn't look too complicated

or you can just go to dallasmusic.org which is a great site, and you'll find the directions for the practice mute pretty quick

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Yakeko

I tried once my teacher's silent brass system which was connected to the cd-player.. It was fun to hear your own playing "in cd" although i didn't like the resistance and sound wasn't really good.. It was nice experience along others but I wouldn't buy it.

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Kevin Hilman

I owned a Silent Brass system for a couple of years and didn't like it at all. I was very happy when I finally sold it! I didn't like the resistance, the sound, and having wires hooked up to me like I was an intensive care patient at the hospital.
I would also recommend finding another alternative for quiet practice. Something that has worked well for me is using a Denis Wick adjustable cup mute with the cup brought in very close to the bell. Doing this effectively converts the cup mute into an effective practice mute.

Kevin Hilman