Welcome to the new Denis Wick website!

You will find here some of the best-designed and best-loved accessories for brass in the world. Denis Wick makes one of the largest ranges of equipment for brass instruments and is famous for producing mutes and mouthpieces of the highest quality. He achieved a worldwide reputation as both a player and teacher and has used his vast experience and knowledge to create accessories which have become the favourites of brass players in every area of music.

Denis Wick Products, from their Dorset-based factory, use both the latest in computer-controlled technology and traditional hand-crafting skills to produce a range of accessories that are designed to give the best possible results. All Denis Wick products are thoroughly trialled and tested by leading players, and are used in the finest orchestras and bands across the globe.

The first Denis Wick mouthpieces were made in 1968. From the initial design (the ‘A’ model for trombone, now known as the 4AL) the range has grown, and is now one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. The mouthpieces are famous for their wonderful sound and brilliant designs, and are produced to the highest technical specifications. Special attention is paid to the rims, which are both comfortable and consistent. Newly developed techniques are used to produce beautiful and extremely hard-wearing silver and gold plating. Many mouthpieces are available in Heritage and Heavytop formats as well as in the Classic shape. The new Ultra mouthpieces were introduced in October 2009.

Denis Wick mutes have set the standard for tone and intonation for many years. They bring an amazing range of tone colours to any brass section and are essential for the performance of a huge range of music, from classical composers such as Mahler and Shostakovitch to film scores, avant-garde music, big bands and small group jazz. The popular trumpet straight mute (DW5504) has set a standard which has been widely copied but never equalled. The hand crafting of these mutes gives the high-quality aluminium a ‘work-hardened’ quality, which makes for a very resonant product that will give a wonderful fortissimo when it is needed. It also has the best intonation of any trumpet mute available. The hand-made wooden mutes are especially effective in quiet, spooky music and are widely used in orchestras for the performance of early twentieth-century music. All Denis Wick mutes are designed to work in all registers, so even the very difficult low notes, often a problem area, work perfectly whichever Denis Wick mute is being used.

Denis Wick accessories provide brass players with many practical items for cleaning and maintaining their instruments. Denis Wick Advanced Formula Valve Oil uses PTFE to create perhaps the best oil on the market today. It is very fast and has a silky feel, and regular use will ensure trouble-free valve action, protection from corrosion, and a long life for your instrument. Other accessories include mute bags and mouthpiece pouches, mouthpiece and instrument brushes, a transposing tuner/metronome, polishing cloths, mouthpiece boosters, tone collars and mouthpiece adaptors.

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