Saxophone mute?????

musicalprodigy · Saxophone mute?????

is there such thing as a sax mute; if so, what are your recommendations?

Bariman

The saxophone is built such that such a thing as a mute would be very impractical, except when playing the lowest note. Most of the air going into a sax comes out the tone holes rather than the bell, and so blocking the bell is pointless when playing, for example, middle G.

However, some people have tried to market something to the effect of a mute, usually found on eBay for about $5. I would just advise stuffing a shirt down the bell.

Bariman

CMelodyMan

I stupidly bought a sax mute on eBay about a year ago. What I didn't realize at the time was that there is no way that it can possibly work. The sound just goes out of the tone holes! I'd advise no one to buy one of these mutes.

JPSaxMan

I believe they do make a mute that slips over the bell and down to the bow Confused

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