Rittich style wooden mute.Brand new design being used by many British horn players. Developed for clear tone and solid intonation. "It has been a closely guarded secret for many years amongst the best European brass players that wooden straight mutes give a very special tone colour,especially in soft playing.Because they must be handmade,these mutes have always been expensive and hard to find.By using new and ingenious manufacturing techniques,it has been possible to produce these mutes at reasonable prices.Construction is of Finnish birchfaced plywood for the the sidewalls and marine ply for the bases.All models have a lining of vulcanised fibre."-Denis Wick