Professor of Horn, Arkansas State University, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.
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Also Ion’s practice mute is by far the most free blowing and quiet of any practice mute I have played.”ĭr. Between the resonance, tone, pitch and response I feel that Ion’s mute is the best mute I have ever played. Why should a muted sound be dead? It isn’t with Ion’s mutes. “I like the resonance of Ion Balu’s mutes. Samuel Compton, Principal Horn with Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Clebsch is the producer of the finest horn support and leather guard in the world. It has a nice open clear sound and excellent, sturdy construction” There are key passages that your mute fits perfectly. I now include with the mutes I regularly use in the orchestra. “One of my colleagues remarked he had never heard the muted Third Horn answer from Mahler’s Fifth Symphony sound better. Congratulations on your fine work – this mute is a real breakthrough for hornists everywhere!” It has clarity and power and still keeps a veiled muted quality appropriate for quiet passages.Also the intonation is superb. I think it is the best sounding and most versatile mute that I have ever had. “I have been using your Limited Edition “Thunder” mute (# 25 of 77) on the Wagner Ring cycle and several other operas. Tony Cecere, member of the Philadelphia Brass, “Artistic Extra” for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Principal Horn, Bach Festival Orchestra of Bethlehem, PA, NYC free lance player I will be an advocate for your mutes in the future” You have an excellent product and I am proud to own one. It is balanced and free-blowing and even though I expected a high quality from what I’d heard, I was still very surprised at its quality.
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I have a few friends looking for professional quality mutes that I will be sure to send your way, and any of my students looking to buy a quality mute will be sent your way also. I am so very pleased with it, and am looking forward to using it in performance. “I have played it (n.a.Thunder mute) all weekend and it is glorious! It is very beautiful and the sound is superb. Jeremy Buss, French Horn Faculty, Messiah College. I get a lot of compliments on the mute before I even get on stage.” “The Ion Balu mute has everything you could want in a mute: A beautiful, clear sound, excellent pitch in all registers, and ease of playing in any range and at any dynamic. This is a must buy for all serious horn players” The sound is glorious in all registers and the muted tone is rich and beautiful. I have already recommended it to all my students and colleagues. “Your mute is by far the best mute I have ever played. The veneer on my mute matches the decor of the Metropolitan Opera House, too!!”ĭolores Beck, Privat horn studio, White Plains, NY. “The Balu mute has excellent response and intonation, and a nice blending sound, with a real “muted” quality. Michelle Baker, 2nd Horn, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York I love the sound, which is subtly different from other fine mutes, and the quality of construction is exceptional, perhaps unprecedented!” Personally, I find it a fantastic addition to my small collection of choice “horn tools”. If you heard any of our Ring broadcasts, you heard the clear, bright, smooth sound of the Balu mute. “The Met horn section received a set of these mutes around the time we started rehearsing the “Ring Cycle”, and I’m happy to say that the Balu mute quickly become the “Voice of the Tarnhelm”. Joseph Anderer, Principal Horn and “Siegfried Call” soloist for the New York’s Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 2004 Ring Cycle Louis Symphony, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Orchestra, etc…and about 4500 horn players around the world are using Balu mutes. New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera New York, National Symphony Washington D.C., Cleveland Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, St.
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