trumpeterb

Check this out...I was on a gig the other day, and the music called for a plunger mute. It was a legit gig, not a jazz gig, so I didn't bother bringing my plunger with me, as I didn't think I would need it. I got the music at the rehearsal only 2 hours before the performance, and it called for plunger. Needing to do something, had to think of something. I was drinking a bottle of gatorade on my way to the rehearsal, and I remembered that I had the bottle in my truck. I took the plastic bottle and a pen knife. I cut the top portion of the bottle off, and used it for a plunger mute. The funny thing is that it worked better than my normal plunger mute, and you can even take the lid off the bottle to get different sounds. Has anyone else ever done this? I am keeping the gatorate mute and using it from now on instead of my plunger.

Just thought I would share this story with you....

Andy