Hawkins French Horn Stopping Mute

SKU: 200129

Certain pieces are nearly impossible to play as the composer intended. The low fortissimo C# in the last movement of Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony is a famous excerpt that really benefits from some external assistance. Our stopping mute provides this assistance, with perfect tuning and an edgy sound that more accurately mimics the human hand-stopped sound than brass stopping mutes can, even at full volume and extreme ranges.

Hawkins French Horn Stopping Mute

Hawkins French Horn Stopping Mute

SKU: 200129

Certain pieces are nearly impossible to play as the composer intended. The low fortissimo C# in the last movement of Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony is a famous excerpt that really benefits from some external assistance. Our stopping mute provides this assistance, with perfect tuning and an edgy sound that more accurately mimics the human hand-stopped sound than brass stopping mutes can, even at full volume and extreme ranges.

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Hawkins demanded three things from their mutes: that they,

1. produce a beautiful sound,

2. play in tune across the range with no ‘problem’ notes, and

3. are easy to play.

By combining computer-design with years of playing experience, our mutes achieve all three, all within an aesthetically pleasing package.

The sound could be described as rounder, darker, and smoother than aluminium mutes, with a full resonance, and fewer nasal or metallic overtones (less ‘zingy’).

They include patent-applied-for features that eliminate any standing waves, thereby removing any problematic notes, and aiding tuning across the whole range of the instrument.

They slot very easily, better even than the open horn in some cases, and are extremely free-blowing.

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