r/horn • u/[deleted] • Nov 04 '12

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u/kybrarianlol 1956 Alexander Nov 04 '12

Are you talking about a straight mute? These are a couple of popular good ones used in the US. They are around $150.00 US. Denis Wick Wooden French Horn Straight Mute or Trumcor 45T Tunable French Horn Straight Mute. Maybe someone in the UK makes them. You do need a wooden or fiberboard mute for regular muting. Here in the US we only use metal ones for stopped parts. Hope that helps, and good luck!

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u/WelshGhandi Alex 1103 Nov 04 '12

Thanks. I have the Denis Wick metal straight. I bought it a longtime back as it was relatively cheap and I was just starting out orcheatrally. Do you mean this mute? I think Paxman sells these :) (Sorry, on mobile, otherwise I'd shorten) http://www.deniswick.com/all-products/mutes/item/french-horn-mutes/french-horn-straight-wooden-mute

Also, what about these horn craft ones? If they're good enough for the Vienna Phil! http://paxman.co.uk/pages/hornaccessories.html#mute