| Priscilla, I had a similar cork issue when I purchased the B1. Not as severe as the WT probably is.... but enough that I needed to build up the corks or suffer the mute "clinking" the bell rim. I went to our local automotive parts store and purchased a sheet of thin (1/16") cork that is used for making up custom gaskets (about $4 for more than you need). There is a type of double-sided tape you can buy that is used to "hang" signs and things....extremely sticky stuff (much like carpet tape but thinner and stickier). Just roll the mute on the cork sheet while tracing with a pencil, cut to fit. Then, after test fitting it, apply the tape to the mute and trim the tape.
Roll it onto the existing mute corks and *bingo*; you just added 1/8" to the diameter of the cork on the mute. The gasket cork sticks in the bell; no problem for a Jo-rall to "hang in there". For a WT you might need two layers of cork but that's not a big deal. |