Voigt Brass Mutes and MG Leather Work Plunger // Mute Monday Episode 21

[@chrisbee9164]

Hi Josh, great video. I'm going to try the Voigt practice mute. Im enjoying your content. Can i ask what make/model horn that is, and which mouthpiece ? It looks awesome.

[@JoshRzepkaMusic]

Thanks!! Oh nice, I think you'll enjoy it. I think it's a fantastic practice mute. In this video I'm playing a Shires Model AHW (at the time of purchase it was called the Masters Series). I play Denis Wick mouthpieces (I'm a Denis Wick artist) and the model is the MM4C.

[@jamesroberts3642]

I think it's going to be VERY hard to get a traditional plunger sound off that deep leather Voigt. That's more like a cup without the "straight" part. Sounds good, but would NOT use it on a traditional jazz tune that needed a plunger. Looks better than other others though.

[@JoshRzepkaMusic]

Yeah, the MG Leather does not really have the old time "traditional jazz" sound, but it still can work in many situations. It does look sharp though, a beautiful mute.

[@marcus8215]

Isn't those just a copy of Don Maslet practice mutes ?

[@JoshRzepkaMusic]

Yes - it's basically identical, but I'm not certain on the timeline. I've tried contacting Don Maslet, but they've been out of production for a long time, and any emails/contacts that I was able to get from stores/distributers I never got any response from ... perhaps one day I'll get in touch with them somehow. At any rate, this mute is currently available and in production, and the Maslet isn't.