The Classic Bucket Mute
The Humes and Berg Velvet-Tone Bucket Mute offers an extremely soft and warm sound that blends well in a variety of ensemble and solo settings; it is plush at soft dynamics but gets an appealing weight and punch to the sounds at upper dynamics.
The response is good in the middle and upper registers; the lower register can get a bit stuffy at times. This mute has the sound by which all bucket mutes are judged!
Model and Size
- 158: 7.25-7.5in bells
- 160A: 8in bells
- 160B: 8.5in bells