Glaesel Cello Practice Mute

by Glaesel

Product Features

• Sturdy rubber constructionAdvanced design

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002II6LK
• Item model number: GL3836
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,208 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #1 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Stringed Instrument Accessories > Cello Accessories

Product Description

Sturdy rubber mute fits over your strings, muting them for quiet practice. Now the whole family doesn't have to listen while you work out those tricky passages.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mute, August 19, 2007

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J. Henson "Many Interests" (SC) - See all my reviews
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This mute does a great job. Much better than I had anticipated. It really dampens the sound of my cello, but allows the various notes to remain distinctive. It works so well that my electronic tuner will still pick up sound and allow my to tune my cello with the mute in place.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My students love this mute!, June 24, 2011

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Janice Tucker Rhoda "String Teacher" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glaesel Cello Practice Mute

Whether I teach Violin, Viola, Cello or Bass, my students love this mute. This mute allows my adult students to practice without disturbing people. They tell me they practice twice as much if not more after they get one, so I'm very happy too! The violin practice mute dampens 70% of the sound while the smaller round Tourte Violin Mute dampens 30% and sweetens the sound. This cello practice mute dampens about 40% or 50% of the sound. Not as effective as the violin mute as in cutting the volume, but still worth getting.

I wish this bigger Practice Mute had existed when I was growing up because I drove my family crazy with all the practicing I did! "Now, have you finished?" "Why must you keep playing scales?" "Is it really necessary to practice that much?" "Didn't you practice enough after school?"

To think all of that could have been avoided. :)

PS: be sure to press the mute down all the way on the bridge. Students make the mistake of just letting the tip of it attach to the top of the bridge.

Also, if you'd like something that makes your instrument quieter than this Practice Mute, try a metal mute.

Janice Tucker Rhoda

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good orchestral mute, not so much....., October 20, 2010

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M. Smith "Classicellist" (Portland, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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Well, it certainly wasn't a practice type mute. My house mate could still hear me practicing in her room across the hall. It is equivalent to a normal orchestra mute. If i needed another orchestral mute, I would like it. Not so good for practicing with other people in the same area as you. But I needed a mute that wouldn't allow my house mates to hear me practicing late into the night. I ended up returning it. At least I tried it, and now I know.