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Ode to Tragedy Member
Joined: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 121
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:29 am Post subject: Review of heavy practice mute |
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Just been playing around with it a little...
I bought the heaviest duty one they had; one of the heavy metal ones...
I was amazed by how much it cut the sound.
It is funny, the sound is so quiet it is like a nat were humming the tunes.
Not only that but there is quite a difference in the resistance of the bow which I presume is to do with the lesser vibration of the strings. When bowing it feels alot softer and glides more. Not a big thing but noticeable. I'm sure purists would be annoyed by this but I will get used to it.
It felt good to be able to play and not be self conscious since that was hindering my enjoyment of practice.
I think this mute is even a little heavy duty for daytime- it mutes so much you could prob have someone in the same room and not complain. I think I'll be getting another one which is in between for daytime practice and use this one late into the night. |
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Mat Roop Senior Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 911 Location: Wyoming Ontario
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:27 am Post subject: |
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This is an excellent mute...and it is rubber... wont dent or scratch if you drop it! "Ultra Practice Mute" http://violins.ca/accessories/mutes.html
Cheers, Mat |
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