How to Turn Your Trumpet Harmon Mute into a Practice Mute

In this episode of "Trumpet with Bob," ‪@bobbyspellman‬ demonstrates how to turn a harmon mute into a low-cost practice mute for quiet in-home practice.
Big thanks to Rodrigo Saenz for the inspiration!
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[@BopWalk]

Great video but I went with a very expensive option and got the "Mute Tube" which is basically a big cylinder with sound isolation foam inside and it has a stand too. The Mute Tube also has microphone connections inside for proper monitoring and recording while you play.

[@RidgewoodSchoolofMusic]

Sounds cool, how do you like it?

[@BopWalk]

@@RidgewoodSchoolofMusic Once you get used to the fact that you can't pivot much once you stick the horn into the tube, it seems quite fine at the moment. It's as free blowing as you would want and it cuts out the volume by a large margin. However, unless you are an advanced player and have a good ear, you may need to plug in headphones and use a mic to hear yourself better as you play.

[@rubenproost2552]

I have a rubber plunger that fits right over the bell. Drilled an.8mm hole in where the stick used to be. Best practice mute ever.

[@bornhoffer]

I'm getting myself a test tube stopper!

[@3000gtcars]

I love this idea!! I gave in and bought a Yamaha pickup mute some time ago. Your idea is definitely lighter on the pocket. Thanks!

[@chickennoodlesu322]

Thank you for the video bob

[@dexterdiamondrich3397]

Super advisor❤ he is great Bob.

[@pvillez]

Wine cork? drill a hole? its possible there are more of those in our musical kits.

[@RidgewoodSchoolofMusic]

Wine cork is a good idea! Might take a little craftsmanship, but I’ll have to give it a try!

[@freeLM90]

You can try the "Hush Mute" by Emo. It's a lightweight adjustable cup mute made of plastic (20 $). The sound is not so cool but you can adjust the cup for back pressure and volume. You can put some foam inside the cup to decrease the volume and the intonation is still good! Very low cost! As regular practice mute i'm using Protec Liberty (it's a clone of Denis Wick mute) and I like it instead most of the other expensive (and non-sense overrated!!) mutes...

[@frederic_viennot]

GENIUS !!!!!!!

[@joseph2832]

Yes!

[@johnnyberglund841]

Hi, I use Silent Brass from Yamaha, but will try your method also.

[@RidgewoodSchoolofMusic]

The Yamaha silent brass is the best practice mute I’ve tried so far. Only downside is that it’s more expensive than a test tube stopper, but you get what you pay for!

[@rubenproost2552]

​@@RidgewoodSchoolofMusicI hated it. Enormous back pressure and the overly large heavy mute wouldn't stay in the bell cause it was too big. Kept falling out.

[@twistedtrails8128]

i like that! i need one or several of these!

[@sonyderthasetiawan4288]

Would this works on trombone?

[@kumarasinghegamini5974]

Idial trumpet playing

[@samkasjan217]

just stick a plastic mouthpiece in backwards