Trumpet straight mute - $40 plus shipping
Trumpet Straight Mute, endorsed by Los Angeles studio trumpeter, Jon Lewis. Originally a “mistake” prototype, this mute began its life as a smaller and easier/faster mute to print as I was coming up with basic designs for trombone mutes. After spotting the mute in my mute bag on a recording session, Jon said, “Hey what’s this?”, and then offered to buy it from me on the spot. He then asked for several more to show to colleagues, and Trapani Mutes was off and running. In addition to Jon Lewis, Trapani Mutes is proud to say that Rob Frear, Barry Perkins, Dan Rosenboom, Rob Schaer, Chris Still, and Jim Wilt also play this mute. The LA Phil guys have even come up with a new mute marking: the Trap mute.
$12 for Domestic Shipping or pickup in the Los Angeles Area. See Contact page for more information. Email for International Shipping Rates. To order, please contact Steve at trapanimutes@gmail.com |
Devo Hat trumpet mute - $40 plus shipping
Q: Are We Not Men?
A: We Are Devo Hat Trumpet Mutes! An experimental design based on the iconic headgear worn by those Spudboys from Ohio themselves. The original intent of the "Energy Domes", as they were called, was to collect the orgone energy which would normally escape from the top of the human head and refocus it back into the wearer's medulla oblongata. It works much the same way in the bell of the trumpet by refocusing and amplifying the player's tone into the microphone or ears of the audience members. Or, in layman's terms, they are an easy playing mute with a nice tight sound ; ) $12 for Domestic Shipping or pickup in the Los Angeles Area. See Contact page for more information. Email for International Shipping Rates. To order, please contact Steve at trapanimutes@gmail.com |
French Horn Stop mute - $40 plus shipping
Endorsed by Dave Everson, Assistant Principal Horn of the Detroit Symphony, Trapani Mutes' French Horn Stop Mute is a tweaking of the design of the traditional brass stop mute. Although the mute plays well in all registers, a wider stem bore and larger bell flare make this mute particularly easy to play in the lower register. Some colleagues of mine from the LA freelance scene asked for different colors, so in addition to the standard black mute, pink, purple, red, and yellow (not pictured) are also available.
$12 for Domestic Shipping or pickup in the Los Angeles Area. See Contact page for more information. Email for International Shipping Rates. To order, please contact Steve at trapanimutes@gmail.com |
Tenor trombone harmon mute - $55 plus shipping
Tenor Trombone Wah-Wah/Harmon-Style Mute - Endorsed by Los Angeles studio trombone legend, Alan Kaplan, this mute is free blowing in all of the registers with and without the stem, and has the added benefit of staying put in the trombone bell better than other Wah-Wah mutes. The idea of this mute came during the development of different practice mute ideas when I realized that one of my designs kind of sounded like a Harmon with the stem out. Some more tweaking led to a real Harmon sound.
The standard color is red, however, you can personalize your mute with different stem and logo accent colors. Current options are: yellow, "British Racing Green", pink, and purple. You can also go with all black. $20 for Domestic Shipping or pickup in the Los Angeles Area. See Contact page for more information. $64.50 for International Shipping. To order, please contact Steve at trapanimutes@gmail.com |
Tenor trombone Bucket mute - $55 plus shipping
Tenor Trombone Bucket Mute
The standard color is black, however, you can personalize your mute by having it printed in different colors. Current options are: yellow, "British Racing Green", pink, and purple. $20 for Domestic Shipping or pickup in the Los Angeles Area. See Contact page for more information. $64.50 for International Shipping. To order, please contact Steve at trapanimutes@gmail.com |
Bass trombone harmon mute - $65 plus shipping
Bass Trombone Wah-Wah/Harmon-Style Mute - With the success of the tenor trombone mute, I was anxious to design a bass trombone Harmon that played just as well. This mute plays evenly throughout the entire register of the horn with far fewer “bad notes” than any other bass Harmon that I’ve played.
The standard color is red, however, you can personalize your mute with different stem and logo accent colors. Current options are: yellow, "British Racing Green", pink, and purple. You can also go with all black. $20 for Domestic Shipping or pickup in the Los Angeles Area. See Contact page for more information. $64.50 for International Shipping. To order, please contact Steve at trapanimutes@gmail.com |
Bassoon mute - $25 plus shipping
This was the result of a collaboration with members of the San Diego Symphony bassoon section, who thought that 3D printing was a perfect method to create these tiny witch hat shaped devices that increase the softer dynamic range of the bassoon. The function of this mute is to act as a soft dynamic "helper" and provide the player with more confidence in situations where greater dynamic control is needed. They do not function as a practice mute.
$5 for Domestic Shipping or pickup in the Long Beach or San Diego. See Contact page for more information. Email for International Shipping Rates. To order, please contact Steve at trapanimutes@gmail.com |
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