Mute Cork Set – Bass Trombone “ET” Mute

The replacement cork for the Denis Wick bass trombone ET mute (Harmon mute) has made the mute like new again. It is a very easy to do DIY fit. The old adhesive was slightly tricky to remove, but a combination of petrol and very fine wet and dry paper (600 grade), worked in the direction of the grain to avoid scratching, did the job perfectly. Thanks for helping me revive my much-loved old mute!

~ Ian Fasham

Forget about trying to make your own by cutting up old wine bottle corks or notice boards, as Denis Wick has a series of mute cork sets that do just the job – from cornet to tuba – ‘o’ rings for mute-tops to cork fingers for the sides. Thick, robust and durable, they have already been shaped and grooved, so all that is required is for you to follow correct advice and get to work.

There is something deliciously comforting about a return to a ‘make do and mend’ rather than the ‘buy now, use immediately and throw away later’ way of thinking that could well save you and your band quite a bit of money.

~ Review from 4barsrest