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Anybody out there know of anyone who does mute dent repair?

What kind/brand of mute?

The cost of repair may be more than a new mute.

Besides, dents add character

Dents add character.

Must be a really bad dent otherwise.

Seems like a great way to add value to your car while you're at it.

BGuttman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 2:50 am Besides, dents add character

A former student of mine went to Duquesne University as a trombone major. His private teacher was Murray Crewe, bass trombonist with the Pittsburgh Symphony. He walked into a lesson with his brand new straight mute. Murray took it, whacked it on the lip of the stage, putting a dent in it. Handed it back, saying "Now it'll play better"

If metal mutes played better with dents, the manufacturers would put them in themselves in order to sell more of them.

Dents are a form of personalization. Once you get a unique collection of dents on yours, you can tell it from your neighbor's [identical] mute with a different dent pattern.

Doubler wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2020 10:25 am If metal mutes played better with dents, the manufacturers would put them in themselves in order to sell more of them.

Oddly enough, I once got a brand new mute that came out of the box with a dent already in it. I'm sure this was not intentional from the manufacturer...

I did take the pressure off knowing it was already dented and I didn't have to worry about giving it its first dent.

jrod93 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:34 pm Anybody out there know of anyone who does mute dent repair?

Almost any technician can remove dents from a mute if the dented area is accessible with tooling. On many of the traditional aluminum mutes, the metal is rather stiff and brittle and does not respond well to dent tools. With most technicians charging $55-75 per hour for dent removal, it is usually more cost effective to buy a new mute.

Bruce, did I massage some of the character out of your aluminum mute? I seem to recall doing something to one of yours.

baileyman wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 8:38 pm Bruce, did I massage some of the character out of your aluminum mute? I seem to recall doing something to one of yours.

It was the Jo-Ral small tenor mute and nothing fit it anyway. Now at least I can put the straight part in some of my trombones. Little dents make character. Big dents ruin mutes.

Oh, yes, now I remember. It looked better but suddenly became indistinguishable from all those other mutes!

baileyman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:50 am Oh, yes, now I remember. It looked better but suddenly became indistinguishable from all those other mutes!

Now if I can just remember where I put the cup part ...

I took care of it today. I took DJs advise and went to Lowe's for a floor tile sample.

Wrong post ....the one I asked on this post was for JoRal mute that had a dent on the shaft. My buddy kept it