Hi Everyone, Don't forget about our colleague on the list, John Kowalchuk, who makes great mutes and sells them at about half of the price of Balu's. I have one, and it's great! Rittuch style, tuneable, and Johns are made with beautiful Canadian Maple and in my opinion, John's workmanship concerning the finish is superior to Balu's. The Balu mute had a very poor quality finish with large places where the varnish was not brushed out very well. John's on the other hand was very smooth with no apparent bubbles and no brush marks at all...
Walt Lewis Mathew James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: would agree for a third. I have one and love it to bits. On Nov 11, 2007 6:50 PM, Philip Jacobs wrote: > ditto > > http://www.ionbalu.com > > Excellent throughout the entire range. > > > Phil Jacobs > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Ellen Manthe > To: The Horn List > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 6:34:12 PM > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Wood Horn Mutes > > May I recommend the mutes made by the Balus, Ion and his brother Nicolae. > They are beautifully made and work even better than they look. They are > advertised in the _Horn Call_, and they also have a web-site. Google them, > as I do not have the address at hand. You will find they are the most > versatile of mutes, even if that is not what you need. Do you play with a > mute the entire time that you are playing with strings, or just for > indicated passages? The Balu mute will work very well. > Ellen Manthe > > > On 11/11/07 5:11 PM, "Jennie Ficks" wrote: > > > > > Distinguished Colleagues, > > Recently I borrowed a birchwood horn mute from a horn professor (while > > travelling) to play some chamber music repertoire with strings. She > > bought it > > overseas. It was handmade with no brand on it. I was really taken by the > > lovely sound the wooden mute produced, and have decided to purchase one of > > my > > own. I have many other mutes, so don't need the wood mute to multi-task. > > I > > would be purchasing it solely to play chamber music with strings and/or > > woodwinds. A colleague recommended the Dennis Wick mutes, and they are > > reasonably priced. I do not know for certain that they are birch, or if > > that > > even makes a difference. Can anyone help with some > > recommendations/guidance? > > Thank you very much (again) for sharing your expertise! > > Jennie > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook together at last. Get > > it > > now. > > > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL1006269710 > > 33_______________________________________________ > > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > > unsubscribe or set options at > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/ellenmanthe%40earthlink.net > > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/plj59%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hornboy101%40gmail.com > -- Mathew James _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/lewhorn9%40yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
