I have an original first generation Yamaha Silent Brass for trumpet. This page doesn't show one or even really compare the new one to the old one. It's freaking enormous! I think it juts out of the bell of a trumpet a good 6 inches at least, and the amplifier is pretty darn big too ... the size of a paperback book.
This page doesn't say anything about the back pressure from the mute. I wonder if it's any different from the original. I used the silent brass all through college and didn't have many opportunities to play without it, and frankly it screwed up my playing.
This page doesn't say anything about the back pressure from the mute. I wonder if it's any different from the original. I used the silent brass all through college and didn't have many opportunities to play without it, and frankly it screwed up my playing.
Here's a picture of the original from 1995 http://www.yamaha.com/design/award/images/img_sb-7.jpg