Page 1 of 1
Mute repair
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:38 pm
by jrod93
I have an old H&B cup mute that is missing the round "red" dot on the front of the mute. I'm wondering if I can cut and glue a replacement piece of wood to plug the hole. Any suggestions for the type of wood or thickness?
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:38 am
by BGuttman
I assume you mean the base of the mute.
ToneColor mutes (a competitor) used to have a 1/4" (6 mm) maple disk as the bottom.
I would guess that any hard wood would be OK. So would epoxy laminate, or even a thin metal plate.
Other materials may give some interesting results even though they won't necessarily sound like a cup mute.
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:48 am
by djkennedy
I have made buzz wow mutes with thin wood bottoms
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:51 am
by djkennedy
Also have used metal
For mutes
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:57 am
by timothy42b
I just measured my cup mute bottom at 3.5 inches.
Interesting. Most tape measures have inches on one edge and centimeters on the other. This one has sixteenths marks on one and thirty-seconds on the other. No wonder it was cheap. But I digress. I grabbed a ruler for the metric folk here and it's about 8.6 cm.
Lowes and Home Depot sell flooring samples in a variety of wood types for 25 cents each, sometimes free, and I think they are 4 x 4 inches.
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:28 am
by jrod93
Nice ideas guys! Thanks. I'll head to Lowe's in a few. Actually I might have some floor sample in the garage
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:10 am
by djkennedy
Thin 1/4 “
Belt sander to sand taper to fit
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:38 pm
by jrod93
Thanks DJ and all
Going to get started soon
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:30 pm
by Doubler
In addition to home improvement stores suggested above, craft stores like Hobby Lobby usually have a good selection. You could look on eBay, too.
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:24 pm
by jrod93
Took DJs advise and repaired it today. Cut to size and pressure fitted. Now I have to paint it.
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:22 pm
by Crazy4Tbone86
You might have already painted this "mute," so this might be a "moot" point..... (sorry, but I thought that was slightly clever). Anyway, I was taught years ago that the most effective mutes are sealed and airtight. You might consider sealing that edge with a glue gun or some type of filler.
The "air tight" notion is not something that I necessarily believe. I have had horrible mutes that were air tight and fantastic mutes that leaked profusely. Just throwing it out there as something to consider.
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:39 pm
by Posaunus
Crazy4Tbone86 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:22 pm
You might have already painted this "mute," so this might be a "moot" point..... (sorry, but I thought that was slightly clever). Anyway, I was taught years ago that the most effective mutes are sealed and airtight. You might consider sealing that edge with a glue gun or some type of filler.
The "air tight" notion is not something that I necessarily believe. I have had horrible mutes that were air tight and fantastic mutes that leaked profusely. Just throwing it out there as something to consider.
Interesting. Some folks make a big point of drilling holes in the bases of their mutes – to make them less airtight! Never done this myself, but ... 
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:41 pm
by jrod93
I'm looking at sealing it with glue or caulk. You would think that the side would be like the drilled holes but it's not. The center hole is possible
Re: Mute repair
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:25 pm
by Doubler
jrod93 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:41 pm
I'm looking at sealing it with glue or caulk.
If it were mine, I'd use Titebond Quick & Thick
http://www.titebond.com/product/glues/d ... f19351778b# . Check out the video.
