Practice Mute Battle Royale!

So we're gonna look at a selection of practice mutes - to get an idea of what they sound like for both trombonists and composers interested in writing for this.
01:34 Unmuted Demo
02:03 Best Brass
03:18 Okura (Most interesting sound compositionally imho)
05:45 Dennis Wick
08:30 Yamaha Silent Brass Gen. 1
10:02 Rejano Tenor (My favorite for practice)
11:34 Trumcor Super Stealth
13:23 S-Mute Salt Shaker - no padding
14:09 S-Mute Salt Shaker - padding sideways
14:49 S-Mute Salt Shaker - padding flush (Nice sound down low!)
16:06 Unmuted Bass Demo
16:26 Rejano Bass
17:04 Unmuted Alto Demo
17:29 Rejano Alto (wonky low register)
18:15 Dennis Wick on Alto
18:40 S-Mute Salt Shaker on Alto - padding flush
19:05 Okura on Alto
19:24 Best Brass on Alto (Outtake!)

[@WilliamLang]

01:34 Unmuted Demo
02:03 Best Brass
03:18 Okura (Most interesting sound compositionally imho)
05:45 Dennis Wick
08:30 Yamaha Silent Brass Gen. 1
10:02 Rejano Tenor (My favorite for practice)
11:34 Trumcor Super Stealth
13:23 S-Mute Salt Shaker - no padding
14:09 S-Mute Salt Shaker - padding sideways
14:49 S-Mute Salt Shaker - padding flush (Nice sound down low!)
16:06 Unmuted Bass Demo
16:26 Rejano Bass
17:04 Unmuted Alto Demo
17:29 Rejano Alto (wonky low register)
18:15 Dennis Wick on Alto
18:40 S-Mute Salt Shaker on Alto - padding flush
19:05 Okura on Alto
19:24 Best Brass on Alto (Outtake!)

[@antoniopicornellencalada2149]

REJANO Best mutes

[@WilliamLang]

those are my favorite for travel and practice on the road

[@AnsonChojnacki]

Can I also mention, totally off topic, how massive this guy's arms are?
Also, rejano ftw ❤

[@elkartian]

If you had a David Bremmer Shhhh mute it would win for ease of blowing ,but it doesn’t fit in the bell in a case

[@WilliamLang]

i'll have to check them out next!

[@CarterCamporeale]

What horn is that?

[@WilliamLang]

that's my Stephens Horns Trombone - a Mount Vernon inspired french bead bell with a solid gold brass slide, a caidex valve with an annealed valve cap, and a little metal ring for stabilizing near the main tuning slide