Wow Wow Mute Trumpet Alu : Very nice harmon

I have a somewhat tragic past with harmon mutes - I lost one on a train, crushed one, sold good ones I should have kept, dropped them in the worst moment in theatre... I like this harmon.

The mute is well comstructed. The stem fits well and operates smoothly, however, I still chose to grease it. The mute fitted my conn 60b well. I chose to massage cork grease into the cork as it felt overly dry and i wasn't convinced the mute would stay in place - in fact i recall it falling out of the bell before greased - I am pleased with it.

It does not project or have the massive Jo Ral copper bubble tone, but it does have a pleasing, somewhat vintage tone.

I advise everyone to follow the bobby shew instructions on improving the harmon mute as it made a big difference to mine.

I played a vintage version of this mute which if I remember, was longer. The vintage version did resonate better, however, my mute was not modified at the time. I believe them to be comparable now.

In short - good soloist mute, good pit mute, not as much projection as the jo ral and as such I prefer the jo ral in big band.