Slide on Violin Mute

As I installed the mute, its wire frame kept popping out of the end of the tube. I had to do some detail work with needle nosed pliers to keep things attached. But now that I've done that, it seems fine.

Thankyou for the mute you sent to replace the one that didn’t work. This one fits 😀

This works! It sufficiently dampens the volume without sacrificing the integrity of tone. My violin still sounds great with it on, just quieter obviously. It's much faster and easier to engage than the Tourte mutes and just as effective. In response to an earlier review written by another Shar customer, I think the mute didn't work; it may depend on your instrument. I've known some mutes to work better with certain violins, violas, cellos, etc.

"I am an adult novice student and have a loud Lamberti Master Series violin. I was finding the notes from D on the open A through the E string notes a "teeth-gritting" experience and my Old English Sheepdog mix was moaning a baritone accompaniment during my
practices. I purchased several mutes to try to lower the volume for both our sakes without changing the quality of the music. THIS IS THE WINNER! Although not easy to fit onto the violin (my teacher helped me), once there it is definitely what I was looking
for. The quality of sound is great, just softened noticeably."

I prefer this mute when I desire a more brilliant sound. This mute allows the string to vibrate without deadening the sound too much and can easily be removed from the bridge in a second or two. I have used a sliding mute since I was nine and now recommend it to all my violin students.