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Balu Horn Mutes

The Bronze Age Amber Walnut Bling Black Onyx Princess Tiger Red Mahogany

The Balu Straight mutes

The modern-day horn straight mute is made of cardboard, aluminum, or a thin wooden veneer. We wish we could tell you what our mutes are made of, but then we would have to "mute" you.

The fundamental difference in a Balu Mute, as compared with your average straight mute, is its ability to produce a clear and responsive, highly-resonant sound, without faulty notes or questionable intonation throughout the whole register.

The inside tip protects the mute from becoming deformed by wear and tear, an important aspect in protecting the longevity of the mute. In addition, we apply seven coats of lacquer, providing a sleek finish.

We offer two sizes for the straight mute (the MS mute is 1/8" smaller than the reg. size), as well as eleven different color options. All of our Straight Mutes sound the same regardless of the finish color.

All of our straight mutes are tunable, and have an attached string. We send out our mutes with a 6" string, but we can customize the lenght of your string upon request.

What do great horn players have to say about our mutes? Check it out!

In response to an increasingly exigent market oriented for luxurious and personalized mutes, we built a series of Limited Edition Straight and Practice mutes, using one of the most expensive and exotic veneers money can buy, Italian Mappa Burl.

The straight mute has the same great sound and unmatched projection that our satisfied customers are used with.

The qualities found in our practice mutes are now available in our "Whisper" Limited Edition.

The "Thunder" and "Whisper" Signature Series is limited to 111 pieces, so reserve yours now!

Thunder Limited Edition mute $199.95

Whisper practice mute $169.95

MS Thunder Limited Edition mute $199.95

Thunder straight mutes

Whisper practice mute

The Original Balu stop mute 3.0

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Balu matte brass stop mute $199.95

Red Mahogany straight mute

The Original Balu stop mute 3.0

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Red Mahogany practice mute

Red Mahogany straight mute $149.95

Balu matte brass stop mute $199.95

Red Mahogany practice mute $129.95

Amber straight mute

Amber practice mute

Amber practice mute $129.95

Thunder Professional Package $499.95

Red Mahogany Professional Package: straight, practice and stop mute $439.95

MS Thunder Professional Package $499.95

The Original Balu stop mute 3.0

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Amber straight mute $149.95

Amber Professional Package: straight, practice and stop mute $439.95

Balu matte brass stop mute $199.95

Black Onyx straight mute

The Original Balu stop mute 3.0

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Black Onyx practice mute

Black Onyx practice mute $129.95

Black Onyx straight mute $149.95

Balu matte brass stop mute $199.95

Black Onyx Professional Package: straight, practice and stop mute $439.95

Walnut straight mute $149.95

MS Walnut straight mute $149.95

Walnut practice mute $129.95

Balu matte brass stop mute $199.95

Walnut professional Package $439.95

MS Walnut professional Package $439.95

Walnut straight mute

Walnut practice mute

The Original Balu stop mute 3.0

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The Balu Practice Mute

By redirecting the airflow, we have reinvented the practice mute which now has the same quiet sound but has negligible Air Resistance. Why is Air Resistance important? Besides the numerous and more common answers, think of this: It is a known fact that playing too long on a practice mute affects your intonation. And our Theory has a solution. A mute that has a lot of Air Resistance (all of them), it causes you to unconsciously adjust the air pressure to compensate the air resistance. Once you quit playing on a regular practice mute you find yourself having a problem keeping the center of the sound focused, so the pitch fluctuates.

The solution is our practice mutes, which eliminates this problem because they have negligible AIR RESISTANCE.

Have you ever had to play an exposed solo or even just one soft note during the middle of a movement for which you were not able to warm up? Was having to play cold an uncomfortable experience for you? Here is one of the times when having a Balu practice mute comes in handy! You can use our practice mute DURING the performance to get ready for your big moment without ANYONE hearing you. This has been a big topic in our consumer feedback.

Tiger practice mute $129.95

Tiger Straight mute

Tiger practice mute

Princess straight mute $169.95

Princess practice mute $139.95

Balu matte brass stop mute $199.95

Princess Professional Package: straight, practice and stop mute $459.95

The revolutionary Balu stop mute 3.0, the only stop mute in the world that projects the sound forward.

Our “mute bell” is the biggest one on the market; 2.5 inches, and in this case, BIGGER is BETTER.

Ion's Dr. Seuss stop mute is born.

Finally, all the Whos Hears a Horn!

While sounds of beauty they do tell

Balu's great cork stays in bell

And...ummm...you must own one of these mutes!!

Jeff Nelsen, Associate Professor of Music at Indiana Unversity, International Soloist, Canadian Brass, Yamaha Performing Artist.

I have been a big fan of Ion Balu's mutes for a long time, and was curious when I heard about his having developed a stop mute. I was even more curious when I saw it for the first time. Once I played it I decided I had to have it. The mute has a great sound, and is the answer to projection issues with its unique design. Loud or soft, high or low, it is the best stop mute on the market.

Richard Todd, Recording artist, Principal horn with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and so much more.

Please visit Rick's website at: http://www.richardtoddmusic.com/biographyframe.html

The Original Balu stop mute 3.0

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Balu matte brass stop mute $199.95