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Old 08-16-2005, 09:08 AM   #9 (permalink)
trumpetmike
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Re: Denis Wick Practice Mute

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Originally Posted by Sol
Trumpetmike,

The next time you run into Mr. Wick, would you mind mentioning to him that the trumpet practice mute works better (IMO) if one of the two holes gets plugged. Try it with a piece of tape and see. I ended up plugging one of the holes permanently with epoxy.
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Originally Posted by Bill Dishman
I actually go the other way with the Wick PM's. I open up one of the holes to reduce back pressure and make the mute more open feeling.
I imagine that this is why there are two holes - so you have the option of taping one (or both) up.

I have an old model one that has both holes taped over. The newer version doesn't seem to need it.
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