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Review of 'Ultra' Violin practice mute

Marianne Piano
18/01/2011 10:50
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Keen Amateur
5 out of 5 found the following review helpful
Small-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-onSmall-star-off Great mute for quiet practice at home
Pros: Very effective at dampening the sound - I bought this mute because I lived in a shared flat and you could only hear me playing if you were actually in the room! Practicing with a mute is never ideal in the long term but when it makes the difference between keeping up your practice and not, this one's a good one to go for. I found the E string still had a nice ring to it despite the mute being present, which was an added bonus.
Cons: Storing it near your violin when you have to change between mute on and mute off is a bit tricky, you can't just blutack it like you can with a normal mute, it's a bit too heavy for that. I'd recommend keeping this one in your case for practice at home, and have one of the normal round ones for when you're at orchestra/in concerts, for ease of changing between muted and non-muted passages in your sheet music.
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