Peter Gane tenor horn practice mute

Peter Gane (1948–2024) was a trombonist, brass educator and founder of the British Trombone Association.

The range of fine brass instrument mutes that bears his name is hand-made in the UK. Mutes are constructed from black fibre with birch wood bases.

Practice mutes have a similar conical design to straight mutes but with a solid cork bell seal to block off the sound. Air flow is greatly reduced and escapes almost silently through a small hole in the body of the mute. They are used for warming up and practising without disturbing the peace.