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Hi Everyone
I am playing an arrangement of MARIE that calls for a "Fibre Mute". I am not sure what mute to play.

Thanks
Randy

H&B straight

A Fibre Mute generally referred to a mute made from pressed papier maché. Best choice today would be a Stone Line or Ray Robinson straight mute.

If you are doing the Dorsey solo you might want to look into a Clear Tone (Humes & Berg) since Dorsey used something called a Solotone that is no longer made.

Use a solotone mute.

https://hornguys.com/products/stoelzel- ... otone-mute

Trumcore makes a very good "Vintage Tone" solo tone mute
https://www.trumcor.com/product/vintage ... r-trombone

BGuttman wrote: Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:46 pm
If you are doing the Dorsey solo you might want to look into a Clear Tone (Humes & Berg) since Dorsey used something called a Solotone that is no longer made.

There are lots of Solotones being made today? H&B, Emo, Yupon and likely more that I can't think of.

Thank you. I have a H&B solotone and straight mute. I will probably go with the straight mute because everyone in the section has one.

Thanks
Randy

If it's a solo, then "everyone in the section has one" doesn't matter. Bring them both.

Don't forget about the Peter Gane straight mute. It's the right kind. I like that me better than the H&B.

They make a better version of the bucket mute, too, FWIW.