Denis Wick has achieved this by a unique construction method which uses beautiful wood, with all its natural attributes of strength and resonance, and a very hard inner lining, made of a hi-tech modern material, which gives rigidity and enhances the acoustic properties of the mute. This mute will carry on working even at the end of an extreme diminuendo - it will allow the tone to drop almost nothing.

They will still produce a bright and buzzy sound when blown forte.The Denis Wick range of wooden mutes is designed to provide modern brass players with a mute which sounds great, even at the quietest of dynamics. Prague 1/2 Step Model – Handmade in the US and based on examples in the Nardoni Museum in Prague these mutes offer more resistance than the other mutes. They are rather soft, providing a more focused, oboe like sound. This mute has a waxed string wrapping for added security when inserted in the bell. The diameter of the olive wood mute is 7.0/7.5 mm. Mersenne Whole Step Model - Handmade in Switzerland, our whole tone mute for trumpet or alto trombone is based after Mersenne II. Made of plum wood with a diameter of 6.2mm. This model raises the pitch of the trumpet by 1/2 step.

They will produce a bright and buzzy sound when played loudly. These mutes are fairly soft, providing a focused sound. Vienna 1/2 Step Model – Handmade in Switzerland and based on examples in the Kunst Historisches Museum Wien. Our mutes are handmade in Switzerland and the US and will work in all bells including Ehe, Haas, Hainlein, Nagel, and Birckholtz.

Soft tone mute trombone