sshhmute Practice Mute Trp./Cornet Y

I have been using this mute for over a month now. Playing the trumpet in a city house has its limits, your parents patience and the neighbors complaints. I bought this as i wanted to play as often as i could, and also, to play past midnight.

Many people have done reviews on these and you can find them online in both video and writing format.

From a beginners perspective, this mute is awesome (especially if what you are looking for is volume reduction).
The sound timbre and pitch of the notes are not affected by the resistance created by the mute. The resistance to volume reduction ratio is superb and this is probably a best buy for someone who is looking for volume reduction as a primary criteria.

The Sssshmute is both light and sturdy which makes it easy to use and carry around.

Go and get one for yourselves and enjoy. (p.s. i found that it significantly improved my range, i got better results in a week that 3 weeks practicing without without it (simply because it allows you to expand on how much you can play in a day.

This mute is crazy at reducing your overall decibels

I'm playing trumpet at 2-5AM and no one wakes up, there's someone who sleeps on the floor above me in my shared house and 2 other people elsewhere but no one ever complains or seems to know that I am playing trumpet this late at night!

AWESOME TIP:
If you have in-ear earphones (the earphones with the rubber bits that go into your ears) You can play a backing track quite loud and when you play trumpet its much louder in your head and you can play along with it (I think the sound waves travel through your skull as you push the trumpet on your lips and you notice it when you plug your ears) its pretty awesome! Try it out with this mute!

I bought this mute to practice at home with my cornet.
Even though its listed as a trumpet mute, the cork seal fits perfectly on my cornet, which can sometimes be a problem for some mutes.

There's a very noticeable difference once you start using this mute, all for the right reasons.

The volume reduction is huge without sacrifice to the quality of sound or tone (which was particularly important to me when I was looking for a mute), especially for mutes in this price range.



Pros:
-Volume reduction is superb for this product, probably the quietest mute I've ever used.
-Still retains a good quality of sound and tone.

Cons:
-A bit dear compared to some alternatives on the site.



Overall, I would definitely recommend this mute to anyone who wants volume reduction over anything else but still wants to preserve most of the sound their instrument produces.