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Leather Mute
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Leather Mute

Price: from £14.76 inc VAT and Economy Delivery

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Retain your instrument's distinctive tone whilst muting. Unique slot and notch allows you to produce 2 different muting effects.

7 customer reviews:

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Luigi
Tempio Pausania, Italy

Keen Amateur

1 out of 1 found the following review helpful
Small-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-on Truly mellow tone mute
Pros: After trying several differents mutes, I finally found the right product for a truly mellow tone for my violin.
Cons: Nothing
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angela
birmingham, United Kingdom

Professional

1 out of 1 found the following review helpful
Small-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-off Nicely designed leather practice mute
Pros: preserved the sound quality
Cons: perhaps not quite as effective as a metal mute for needing to keep the voluma right down.
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Jacob
Manchester, United Kingdom

Beginner

Small-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-off Very satisfied
Pros: Best sound from a mute yet. As advertised it maintains a great tone while also dampening the sound.
Cons: still loud enough to make my ears ring somewhat after playing
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Lucy
Lytham St. Annes, United Kingdom

Beginner

Small-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-off A good mute!
Pros: Discrete, stays on my cello when not in use, two different levels of muting, as effective as larger traditional mutes
Cons: I'm worried about the wear and tear on the mute over time.
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Dr Sackman
Nottingham, United Kingdom

Keen Amateur

Small-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-on The best of the bunch - by far
Pros: Easily the best mute I have ever used. It does not muffle the tone of my viola and the degree of muting can be controlled by how far the mute is pushed onto the bridge.
Cons: Although it can be attached to the strings' 'after-length' the fitting is not exactly confidence-inspiring so it's probably better not to try. However, there's always the possibility that the mute will be lost or left behind at the end of a rehearsal. It's quite costly (but I think the cost is justifiable).
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Robin
London, United Kingdom

Professional

Small-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-on A great mute that allows the instrument to speak.
Pros: Wonderful sound - muted yet keeping the natural sound of the viola rather than feeling like someone's sat on it! Also quick to put on and take off.
Cons: None.
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Emma
Oxford, United Kingdom

Professional

Small-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-on Excellent!
Pros: Great tone quality in both settings - far superior to rubber or trident mute. Perfect for solo/chamber work or an orchestral solo. Also doesnt leave instrument with that dead sound for the few seconds after you take it off. I've yet to experiment, but I think it might be possible to position it behind bridge so it also acts as wolf eliminator - until you have to use it!
Cons: Although can be secured behind bridge, its not as secure as Tourte style mutes.
Other: Huge convert!
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