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This really mutes
I bought this mute so I could practice in the evenings without disturbing anyone. It certainly does mute the violin so you can't complain about that. The issue for me is the sound that you get. When you put the mute on the bridge for the first time, you are really surprised by the sound you get (well I was anyway). The sound is pretty quiet - certainly quiet enough for evening practice, but the sound is really thin, strange and not pleasant to listen to. It does what it's supposed to, but for me, it's just not pleasant to listen to at all. This means that I only use this if I really need to practice something, but more often that not, I'll just practice the fingering on the left hand and not use my bow if I really need to. I much prefer the other orchestra mutes, but they don't reduce the volume to this extent of course. The mute is well made and basically it's a piece of heavy rubber, but I don't use it anywhere near as much as I had hoped.
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Not thrilled
I ordered this mute so that I could practice violin in my flat without disturbing my neighbors. It's true, it definitely mutes the sound--of the three mutes that I have purchased, this one definitely is the quietest. However with this mute, the sound is very thin; whereas with my other two mutes, the sound is the same as my violin, only quieter. It sticks up rather high, so that I am not able to see my hand, and it is a bit heavy. It seems that this mute should fit lower onto the bridge. I would not buy this mute again.
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Great for muting volume
This mute is great to really reduce volume.
Unfortunately, it sits so high on the bridge that you can't see were you are bowing and it does not feel very secure on the bridge.
Unfortunately, it sits so high on the bridge that you can't see were you are bowing and it does not feel very secure on the bridge.
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J
quality is good but bit not satisfied on fitting unto bridge
I wish the Thomann will give some examples where exactly any of their practice mute will fit properly in different violin bridge. But maybe it was my mistake that i did not ask first to their hotline before buying it along with the violin.
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