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hornguy · 02-02-2007, 12:41 PM

I recently purchased one of these mutes and wanted to pass along a little information.

Maybe my expectations were too high. I love my Jo-Ral brass harmon for my trumpet and use it for jazz a lot. When I saw that Jo-Ral was making one for the flugel, I envisioned it being absolutely 'lushious'.

However, having played on it a few times now, I've come to accept that it does not sound significantly different from a trumpet with a harmon.

The 'harmon' portion of the sound covers the openness of the flugel. It makes the flugel sound like a trumpet with a harmon.

Just thought I'd pass that along before others rush out to drop money on it.

(Other opinions are welcome, your milage may vary.)

02-02-2007, 12:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
hornguy New Friend Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 41	Jo-Ral Harmon for Flugelhorn I recently purchased one of these mutes and wanted to pass along a little information. Maybe my expectations were too high. I love my Jo-Ral brass harmon for my trumpet and use it for jazz a lot. When I saw that Jo-Ral was making one for the flugel, I envisioned it being absolutely 'lushious'. However, having played on it a few times now, I've come to accept that it does not sound significantly different from a trumpet with a harmon. The 'harmon' portion of the sound covers the openness of the flugel. It makes the flugel sound like a trumpet with a harmon. Just thought I'd pass that along before others rush out to drop money on it. (Other opinions are welcome, your milage may vary.)