Denis Wick Denis Wick / 5531 Trumpet Cup Mute

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Denis Wick Former President of the International Trombone Association, he served as principal trombone of the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra for 31 years, and is known for h is contributions to the development of musicians at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as for his authorship of trombone textbooks. He is also active as a conductor of brass and wind ensembles, and has used his extensive knowledge and experience in musical instrument performance to develop mouthpieces and mutes at Dennis Wick, a company he founded. Dennis Wick mutes are handcrafted by skilled craftsmen to ensure that the quality of their sound and pitch is always kept high. When Dennis Wick was still active with the London Symphony Orchestra, he would build prototypes and test them out with the orchestra. When composer B. Britten was present, he commented, "This is exactly the tone I was looking for!" and this is the design of the current straight mute. ■Cup mute: The distance from the bell can be adjusted by sliding the cup to suit each instrument and the tone and volume desired by the player. It also features good pitch and good microphone pickup. ■DW5531 Trumpet cup mute Show more