Bach 1860 Straight Trumpet Mute

by Bach

Product Features

• Bach 1860 Straight Trumpet Mute

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002E1F6C
• Item model number: 1860
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #764 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #3 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Wind Instrument Accessories > Brass Accessories > Trumpet Accessories > Mutes

Product Description

The Bach 1860 Straight Trumpet Mute is crafted from economical polyethylene for durability and affordability.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great!, September 25, 2007

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Therese M. Glassman - See all my reviews
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it's really cheap, won't dent when you drop it, and it sounds really nice. what more could you want? it's extremely light and will not damage your trumpet if you accidentally jam it in the wrong way. well, maybe it will, but not nearly as bad as some of the metal straight mutes would. and the sound quality is unmatchable. this mute is worth more than 13 bucks, I can tell you that for sure.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Mute, August 24, 2009

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John P. Healy "zentojazz" (Boston MA USA) - See all my reviews
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A very good value at the price. I like that this plastic Bach straight mute suprisingly is intune in all registers of the trumpet. The sound is somewhat different than the straight metal mute.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great choice for a student, or others, October 23, 2010

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amanooensis (Flyover Country) - See all my reviews

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Many trumpet players may go for years without ever *needing* a mute, but it's nice to have one around for those moments when you want to pretend to be Miles Davis, or just lower the volume level to avoid bothering the neighbors, or for whatever reason you have. You can spend a lot of money for such a thing, but unless you're at a really high level of playing where you'd notice the difference, I think this one should be just fine.

I bought this mute for a first-year trumpet player as a "just-in-case" accessory, and for the most part, that's where it has stayed -- "just in the case." Imagine my surprise when in the second year of band, the trumpet part for one song specified playing an entire chorus with a straight mute (like this one) installed.

Of course, only one or two of the student trumpeters owned mutes, which proved my point about it being non-essential. You can't have half the trumpets muted, and the other half playing normally!

In a jazz band, even in middle or high school, I think one might consider a mute as being "standard equipment" and that's where this could work well.

As others have noted, it is durable, fits well without jamming, and does not affect the pitch much at all. Considering that a Bach mouthpiece costs about three times the price of this mute, it seems a bargain as a cool accessory.