My wife says it produces a softer, cleaner and warmer tone that doesn't hurt her ears as when I play without a mute

The mute gives a warmer, rich tone to my husband's trumpet playing and it also saves my eardrums since I'm sensitive to some of the higher notes on a trumpet if my husband is practicing in our house

Great all purpose straight mute for band, orchestra, and brass quintet.

Great all purpose mute.

Great sound, good buy.

The mute is beautiful...the envy of the band

The Tom Crown copper bottom straight mute seems noticeably more free-flowing to me and less restricting to the air flow

This is great for some applications, but sometimes a muted sound with added punch is also needed for blending with a larger group or for a brighter sound

The Tom Crown straight mute not only doesn't interfere with the air flow noticeably, but it has a nice bright/warm sound with great punch though still muted

My wife says it produces a softer, cleaner and warmer tone that doesn't hurt her ears as when I play without a mute

The Tom Crown copper bottom has been preferred by many pros for decades.