[quote name='JonnyB' post='715224' date='Jan 16 2010, 09:41 PM']Can I caution against Brass with Yamaha Silent Brass - okay for a few minutes a day but total reliance on the mute will wreck your chops (lips in the Brass world not flashy runs of scales etc!), the pressure and resistance is all wrong, no matter what it says in the ads. Plus, as has been mentioned before on this thread, the intonation is poor.[/quote]
I couldn't agree more.
I personally would use a cup mute. the sort where you can slide the cup around so tha it can be either quieter or louder.
This does make it really quiet and allows you to play properly.
even a harmon mute isnt great.
Matt