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Re: Clarinet Mute Redux

Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2023-01-16 08:55

Hi Donald,

Unfortunately, I haven't found anything made specifically for sop sax or clarinet. Saxbird seems to offer them for alto and tenor sax, and El Saxco Silent Bag seems to offer/have offered them for at least alto.

Some reviewers stated that the bags cut volume by about 50% (regardless of what the marketing materials claim). Some reviewers love that, others think an issue arises in not hearing your own playing well enough to make the minor adjustments you'd normally make during playing. Yet some reviewers say that 50% reduction isn't enough - that it needs to be even greater to keep the neighbors happy (granted, these are saxophone players).

Here's a guy using the Saxbird (though he calls it Bird Sax) on Tenor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BFsKKA6sVQ&t=420s

Here's a guy using the El Saxco Silent Bag:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsL9NC_IEMM

Warmest Regards,
Fuzzy
;^)>>>

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