Facet Mutes (*Patent Pending) offers brass players a line of individually handcrafted wooden mutes that have a sound quality which will appeal to our audiences. Whether it's a trumpet mute, or a trombone mute, the player is now able to fine tune his/her desired sound quality by choosing from a selection of domestic and exotic hardwoods, rather than being limited by what can be achieved using mutes made from metal or resins. We use only natural products to make our wooden mutes. As a result, each mute is a beautiful work of art, and it plays well, too.
Every hardwood has a characteristic timbre that is related to the density and grain of the individual hardwood. We invite you to discover the different "sound prints" that can only be achieved using our hardwood mutes. Facet Mutes play very evenly throughout your entire range, and because they resonate (as opposed to reflect and alter our sound) they have good projection at all dynamic levels.
Our standard line has been carefully selected from hardwoods that have been labeled as: Low Density, Medium Density, and High Density. Within each group is a range of hardwoods with acoustic qualities that help us to achieve a sound that enhances the music that we play, and blends very well with other instruments. We are happy to assist you with your selection process, and we hope that you will consider enhancing your sound, by adding a pair of Facet Mutes to your brass instrument tool bag.