Product: Bass Trombone Travel Mute

The new DW5583 Bass Trombone Travel Mute just released by leading accessory company, Denis Wick Products, is a compact, ultra-light, ‘in-bell’ mute for the bass trombone.

Billed by the Company as ‘The most in-tune, compact mute available, it is constructed from hand-spun aluminium and painted a brilliant red, with a neoprene-type band to ensure a snug fit.’

Said Stephen Wick for Denis Wick: “This mute is perfect for the busy player - it fits easily in gig-bags and cases, and is ideal for carrying around in the instrument because storing it in the bell actually strengthens the instrument from the inside.”

Hailed as ‘free-blowing and resonant, but very soft indeed’, Stephen Wick added: “This amount of back pressure is small, so the player can play freely with little resistance. The response is very even, from pedal tones to the top of the range, and it has excellent intonation in every register.”

As one might expect when a new Denis Wick product is released into the market, ‘pro’ players are already convinced - Darren Smith, Bass Trombonist of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, told BBW: “This mute fits my Edwards Bass Trombone a treat and stores in the bell too. It looks good, is nice and light, and feels in tune - it’s a good product!”