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I cringe at the thought of an overly 'bright'/harsh sounding violin. 😖
Used to think the only way to compensate for this problem was to go through expensive experimentation with warmer strings & rosin - but what if you could fix it with something most people have laying around the home/office?
Peakfiddler found an excellent, EASY solution!
People jump to grab a big mute for the bridge when trying to drastically cut down the volume a violin produces while practicing... maybe it's not so much a volume issue as it is a 'brightness' issue that gets on peoples' nerves.
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This is basically the idea of a concert mute. The purpose is not to reduce the volume (because there isn't much volume reduction) but to make the sound thinner and darker.
Tourte mutes are pretty cheap, and if you play in an orchestra you'll likely need one anyway.
Another option, which I even used in a concert once when I accidentally left my mute at home, is the "$1 mute": a dollar bill rolled up, weaved through the strings, and pushed up against the bridge.
