By pulling the tuning slide out a bit as soon as you need the mute to be put in. A modern (cone) mute should have an adjustment screw to move the inner part up or down. There is another way: just pull the cone mute out a bit while playing & hold it. Gives you the same mute character, tone production is easier & you are better heard. Or third way: practise hand-muting, which works very well on the F-side, but be aware that you have to read for a half step up. ============================================================ ==================================================
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Benjamin Reidhead Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 4:20 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Mute intonation Hello - With my recent purchase of an 8D to replace my Atkinson, I have run across an unexpected problem. Whereas before muted horn was perfectly in tune (on the medium bell Atkinson), muted horn on the 8D is now quite sharp (20-30 cents). I currently use a large Ion Balu mute (which is supposed to match larger bell horns) with thicker corks. Would the thicker corks be causing the intonation issue? How can I lower the pitch of the mute? Ben -------------------------------- Benjamin Reidhead [EMAIL PROTECTED] Poudre School District, Ft. Collins, Co. "No opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible." W. H. Auden (1907 - 1973) _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
