Silencing device

A silencing device is used to change the stamp and/or the sound power of an musical instrument.

The use of a silencing device is indicated on a partition by the mention idiot sordino . The mention senza sordino indicates that it is necessary to play without silencing device. Although always very much used, these expressions are often replaced in the new editions by English expressions, as with transfers , or without transfers , which respectively means to play with or without silencing device.

Coppers

A large variety of silencing devices is available for the wind instruments of the family of the coppers. They are fixed in the house of the instrument or are held with the hand against the Pavillon.

the silencing device dries is most current, and it is that which will be used by defect when the type is not specified on the partition. The sound is attenuated and slightly more acid than the original without the silencing device.

the silencing device Wah-wah adapts hermetically to the house and is bored of a central hole in which slide a small cylindrical tube finished by a house. The sound changes according to the position of the tube. While acting on the opening of the tube with the hand during the play, one obtains the wah-wah effect.

the silencing device harmon corresponds to the silencing device wah-wah which one completely removed the tube. One then obtains a very closed sound and very attenuated.

the silencing device bowl has a bowl which adapts to the house and chokes the sound.

the silencing device plunger or silencing device hat is in the beginning a Emerge-wash-hand basin out of rubber. One moves it while playing to alternate the open sounds (noted " o" on the partition) and stopped (noted " +" on the partition).

the silencing device bucket or silencing device velvet makes it possible to attenuate the brightness of the sound and is often used to obtain a sound of Bugle with a trumpet.

In margin, one can also evoke the silencing devices “'' silent arms ''” (produced currently only by Yamaha), and intended to very strongly choke the sounds while allowing the instrumentalist, via a microphone, an amplifying system and a helmet, to intend itself to play under conditions close to reality: the instrumentalist can thus play by minimizing noise pollutions for the vicinity.

Cords

Part which is posed on the rest to soften the sound.

External bonds

Silencing devices for the trumpet

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