Trombone Salt Shaker

This is the trombone version of our popular Salt Shaker mute.  This mute produces a nice velvety soft quasi-bucket sound and includes several user-configurable felt pads to further customize the tone color to your needs.  The mute weighs approximately 65-70 grams depending on felt configuration. 

The basic package includes 3 cork sizes/thicknesses customized for either small/large bore tenor or bass trombone.  These differing cork thicknesses allow you to adjust the mute for various bell sizes, and/or adjust the opening size between the mute and bell.   The bundle includes an additional end cap with no holes (adds some reflective quality to the sound) and all 10 cork sizes, 0.5-5. 

These mutes are frequently out of stock due to popularity.  If you find them out of stock you can place a pre-order for the next batch by emailing sales (at) s-mute.com 

Felt Configuration Guide: Click Here 

Reviews and Endorsements:

Endorsements:

Dr. Brad Edwards, Professor of Trombone, Arizona State University

Dr. Russ Zokaites, Professor of Trombone, CSU Fresno 

Dr. Isrea Butler, Count Basie Orchestra Lead Trombonist and Director, UNLV School of Music

“I think this mute is great! Super compact and useful  in many different situations, can sound like a cup, pixie, or bucket. Lots of color that you can add by changing the insets and bottoms."

Bruce Chrisp, San Francisco Bay Area Freelance Trombonist and Recording Artist

Reviews:

Alex Iles, Los Angeles Trombonist/Recording Artist

I just received mine in the mail this week...wow! My eyes don't believe my ears! With a little experimenting with the numerous thicknesses of felt and cork, I have dialed in a warm bucket sound from such a tiny package! Congratulations on coming with such a beautiful and convenient product!!

Matt Bilyk, New York Trombonist and Clinician- 

These are great mutes. Just ordered my second one to configure for Bass Bone. Very easy blowing, super light weight and intonation is great. The ability to customize is also a huge bonus. Highly recommend!

Terry Baber, Freelance Trombonist- 

As a professional commercial trombonist for over 40 years, I have often wondered if anybody could create a more practical bucket mute. After seeing Brad Edwards recommendation on this mute I decided to pick one up. I am blown away by how easy this is to play. I pulled my original bucket mute, soft mute and played them one by one along with the Salt Shaker mute. I felt the Salt Shaker mute gave me the same warmth as the original bucket. I also love the ease of getting it in and out of the horn. When you purchase one, and you will want to, try it with both end caps along with the different cork sizes which are provided with the bundle. Always take time to practice with your mutes to achieve the sound you want. Nathan has provided this capability with the caps and corks. This is a mute that everybody should have in their mute arsenal. 

Jacob Herring, Freelance Trombonist- 

I’ve been working as a house band musician on cruise ships for close to a decade, and this is the perfect mute to travel. It’s built well, light, and is versatile for all musical settings I play in.