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Craig Marco Polo
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2018
Selecting the mute based on sound is said to be a very personal thing. For me, they all sound quite similar. Sound was not a deciding factor.You might want to consider two other factors: weight and ease of handling.EASE OF HANDLING - In general, the mutes are a little too fat to be able to grasp securely with one hand. It leads to concern about dropping the mute, especially about dropping the mute and denting the trombone’s slide.Soulo – For safe handling, I liked this mute best of the group, because its base has a round ring on the bottom that facilitates grasping.Yamaha – This mute has an indentation in the bottom that facilitates handling. Grasping is almost as secure as the Soulo. All four mutes needed some finishing polishing to eliminate abrasive or sharp edges; the Yamaha was a little better that the others in this regard.Lot Fancy – This mute is rather fat and awkward to handle. This mute was the least expensive.Jo-Ral 1B – This mute was the fattest of the group and most awkward to grasp.WEIGHT - All of the mutes claim to be light-weight. This is important to a trombonist because the mute adds weight which tends to temp the right hand to help to support the front-end weight. The Jo-Ral 1B was the heaviest mute. Below are the actual weights and the costs when I purchased the mutes.Lot Fancy = 146g, 5.1oz = $29.70Jo-Ral 1B = 301g, 10.6oz = $82.67Soulo = 151g, 5.4oz = $69.95Yamaha = 153g, 5.4oz = $49.04CONCLUSIONI selected and kept the Soulo. I used a polishing cloth to eliminate the rough edges.
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