Features:

  • Light Weight, Affordable, Colorful PAMPET Practice Mute for Trumpet or Cornet.
  • Allows a player to practice almost anywhere
  • Trumpet mute is designed and tested to perform evenly in all registers
  • Small amount of back pressure compared to other practice (silent) mutes
  • Perfect mute for music lovers to practice or warm up quietly at home or before performance
UPDATED! Buy one of these immediately....

Add this to the list of positive reviews. 30+ years playing informing this review... This thing is great and at a realistic price. I understand the need for a decent margin on a product but I was put off by the prices asked by some of the makers/sellers of "similar" products - come on, now. I tried a couple of DIY's - nope. I saw the Pampet at $12 and gave it a try. Wow - they got the science down on this thing. Pitch is right and while there is some (really not much) resistance, you can move air without blowing out your chops, etc., etc. Easier than playing on a Harmon, for sure. Plenty of sound dampening. They should be able to sell a TON of these - fantastic. Update: I added a ring of self-adhesive weather stripping (rubbery kind) just above the PAMPET label - it now works just as well in my flugelhorn. The new stripping does not interfere in any way when used in the trumpet. What a bargain - one mute for both instruments.

Best practice mute I've owned or tried

I am a professional trumpet player and teacher. I own MANY different practice mutes and was never happy with any... until now. Some cost $100 or more, including Yamaha Silent Brass and a copy of the Best Brass (Protec Liberty) and a few others whose names I can't remember. I've always hated playing with practice mutes as the "blow" is so much different that other than helping to keep my "chops" in shape I have avoided using them as much as possible. I was at one of my student's homes earlier and saw this mute sitting on a nearby table. It looked curious. "Pampet"? Never heard of it. I popped it in my horn and was really surprised at how little back-pressure it produced. I was carrying a Best Brass copy and popped it in for comparison. No contest. The Pampet was only slightly louder than the the Protec Liberty but MUCH easier to play. I HAD to order one which I did immediately. This mute is made out of some sort of plastic but feels like it has different densities throughout. It comes in a fancy box and wrapped in a velvet bag, much like Crown Royal whiskey(?). I couldn't help but think the bag cost more to make than the must. The front of the mute has a plastic piece that looks like a large plastic washer. I have no idea of the physics of it, but not only does it quiet the trumpet to very low levels I can feel the vibration of the horn in my hand! I've never experienced that before. My first test was about 8:30pm at home where my grandson was asleep. My daughter often shushes me if I talk in a normal voice which is often stifling (I won't get into that). Without saying a word, I took my trumpet and mute to the basement and played for a few minutes then came back up. My wife, daughter an son-in-law were on the couch on the first floor, right above where I was playing. Not a word about my playing. They didn't even know. A lot of players don't get enough practice time in because they work or go to school and they don't have a secluded place to practice away from family. I think this mute is a game changer. For people like me who need both free blowing and good tactile resonse this mute can ge a godsend. From a practical purpose I don't think you'll find a better practice mute at any price, except for the 2nd generation Yamaha Silent Brass for $150-$200.

Would definitely reccomend, amazing product!

I thought this would be a worthless product because of how oddly cheap and unreviewed it is, but it's actually amazing! It's silences the trumpet incredibly, you could practice while people slept in the same room. It is so quiet! It's really light and a great price, it seems to be as good as professional mutes.

Super quiet, worth every penny.

Sooooooo glad we sprung for the one that was slightly more than the amazon first choice. Dogs arent even bothered by it anymore.... they used to run away!

Trumpet muffler

We live in an apartment. Works great. It’s pretty muffled so I don’t think my 11 yr old son feels like he’s learning how to hear and play the keys like he’d like to, but nonetheless me and the neighbors aren’t going crazy so it’s a win.

Quiets the noise well, sound quality okay

I'm thankful for this product, it quiets my noise enough so if someones in another room they wouldn't hear it (unless you have very thin walls). The sound quality is okay, but for the price this product is worth at least to give it a try (especially if you are looking for a good silencer over noise quality)!

Amazing Mute

Purchased for our young trumpet player due to welcoming a new baby to the household. The young trump player can play in the same room as the napping infant!

Pleasantly Surprised

This practice mute exceeded expectations. I’m currently living in an apartment looking to practice more without disturbing the neighbors, and practicing with a straight mute was too loud. This mute is drastically quieter than a straight mute. It allows me to play at a “forte” and push more air through the trumpet (a phrase my teacher always drilled into my head), all without an audible “forte”. One thing that took a little getting used to was hearing the plosives of my tonguing over the actual sound coming out of the trumpet. It’s a little harder to remain in tune, but makes you work to stay on pitch. The packaging is nice, and comes with a carrying bag (also can be squeezed over the bell in case you want to play the solo to American in Paris and don’t have a Gershwin Mute... kinda... heh). The mute itself is decent. It is made of plastic, looks to be relatively durable, but arrived with some extra glue/goo residue that was easily removed. Overall I recommend this especially if you’re looking for a relatively cheap practice mute to keep noise levels down.

I read some earlier comments about the resistance ( which to me was minimal at best) and was confused as to why they weren't totally satisfied with the mute

This mute does exactly was is was advertised to do. It performs well is all registers with no loss in intonation or accuracy. Most of all I can play at three a.m. (which I've done by the way) without disturbing my neighbors or my dog. It's an incredible value for the money. As a professional player sometimes this is necessary. I read some earlier comments about the resistance ( which to me was minimal at best) and was confused as to why they weren't totally satisfied with the mute. With all due respect to them, it seemed to me that these reviewers were either beginning to intermediate students who might have confused it for a "straight mute", which it isn't, or simply amateurs who don't know the difference. This is a great product that I was a little skeptical of at first because of the affordability; but this quickly changed to total satisfaction. I highly recommend this product!

Five Stars

I got this for my son to practice at home. He loves it!

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