Ultra Viola Practice Mute
By Bech
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| 13 in stock |
Description
Heavy rubber mute, Ultra brand. Muting level suitable for normal needs e.g. in own home.
Genuine 'Ultra' brand. Made in USA
Specifications
- 'Ultra'
- Made in USA
Customer reviews:
12
4
1
Professional
Fantastic piece of kit, improves sound massively.
17
out of
21
found the following review helpful
Pros: Light. (In weight not colour, to be sure.) Reminds me of a kind of weird viola mouth guard. Great for late night practice, or if your dog is sleeping.
Cons: It wouldn't be much good if you wanted to use it as an actual mouth guard, say if you went boxing.
Keen Amateur
Perfect for University
6
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7
found the following review helpful
Pros: As a University student living in halls, I wanted to get back into playing my Viola again but was too scared in case it annoyed my flatmates. This does the trick perfectly. It mutes the sound enough to allow for me to play without fear of being a nuiscance, but doesn't seem to mask small slips in intonation too badly, so I feel as though I can still practise well.
Cons: Feels a little too tight on the bridge, particularly at the ends, and marked it a little - albeit only superficially. I play a 17" model, so the tightness may well be due to the extraordinary size of my particular Viola, and the marking would probably come off with a little rubbing, so these are really non-issues, but I feel that they're worth mentioning as they may bother those with especially high end instruments.
Other: I was delighted at how quickly this arrived. It was sent standard delivery and arrived the very next day. Great service!
Beginner
Grotesquely large but does its job quite well
3
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3
found the following review helpful
Pros: Does what it says on the tin - mutes heavily and allows me to practise late at night.
Cons: It is HUGE. You can't see your strings at all which is quite annoying.
Other: I was going to say it looks like a mouth guard but Max Baillie seems to have mentioned that already. ;)
Beginner
Beginner
Only I can hear it when I use the Ultra P M!
3
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3
found the following review helpful
Pros: Brilliant! Easy to fit. Means I can practice without disturbing anyone. And in the small hours if I want or need to! Encourages me to play out more.
Cons: None. It does what it says on the packet!
Grade 8+
Beginner
A very effective practice mute. Buy it!
2
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2
found the following review helpful
Pros: I live in a block of flats was worried that my practising might disturb and annoy the neighbours. The practice mute is a perfect solution. It can mute the instrument such that only I can hear it. Loosen it a bit and the sound gets louder.
Cons: None
Professional
Not as quiet as I hoped
2
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2
found the following review helpful
Pros: It's nice and light, doesn't fall off and there's no risk of damage to the inatrument.
Cons: It's not that quiet - I live in a flat and my neighbours can still hear me playing using this mute. My metal mute is far quieter.
Teacher
Professional
good, but some others are quieter still
1
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1
found the following review helpful
Pros: Can be pushed on to the unusually large bridge on my viola (which has a wide nut / fingerboard). Doesn't deaden the sound so much as to limit practice very much, unless you really need to work on tone or on playing close to the bridge.
Cons: I have come across practice mutes which are quieter. I still maybe wouldn't dare practise in a hotel room as some colleagues say they do when travelling for music, but it's fine for keeping neighbours happy.
