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Originally Posted by gglassmeyer  ...In our pre-concert rehearsal the person sitting to my right had her trumpet stand fall out of her bell in the middle of a song. She thought her horn sounded odd. We all had a good laugh about this one and I'm sure we'll remind her of it often. |
That's pretty funny. I do recall seeing one of those stands advertised on eBay as a mute, so maybe she saw it too... I've found that they stick better if you breathe out through your mouth into the bell flare right before you insert the mute (fogging the inside). The condensed moisture in the bell helps the cork's grip.