Well Gollee Warren; I had never considered that I was doing it wrong, muting from 88 down, but maybe I am. That is the way I learned to strip mute and I have never thought about it before. Is it possible that I have been mutably incorrect all these years? Now is a fine time for you to be causing me to doubt my technique, right in the middle of the Holiday Season !! By all means you should use the method that suits you the best, makes the most sense to you, and you are most comfortable with. I suppose that some stick in the mud like Jim Coleman Sr. will come up with a good solid reason to start in the bass and work up. We have to remember that Jim Sr., besides being a great tech and teacher, is handicapped because he is also a ASU fan and a former (?) tuba player. Merry Christmas; Jim Bryant (FL) (JC I couldn't help it the Devil made me do it!)
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