<My old Humes and Berg was fine but the corks fell apart and I was hoping to
upgrade.>
I liek my Trumcor mute. It has a fine muted sound in all registers.
However, my friend is still playing on the same H & B mute he bought in the
early 60's. His corks also fell apart. He bought cork at the hardward
store, cut it in strips & glued them to his mute. He had to experiment with
different thicknesses & placement, but he finally got it right. What
finally worked was a single thickness of cork material, about 1/8" thick,
placed about 1/2 inch from the small end of the mute. He painted it black,
added a cord so he could hang it on his wrist. That old mute looks cool and
sounds great! ~ Valerie
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