Double Bass Lets talk about the Nino Mute

[Mark Gollihur]

Perhaps a simpler approach???

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Sure!

That goes below the bridge, though, so it will have a very different effect. But I'm all for the DIY!

 

[Francois Blais]

This mutes the afterlenght.
That's different from what's discussed so far I think.

 

[Don Hergert]

I have been known to put it in front of the bridge for quiet practice at home. It's just a hose and can be easily installed in either location.

 

[Jay Corwin]

Perhaps a simpler approach???

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I'm doubtful that dampening the afterlength would have even close the same effect.

 

[SDC1-ClickClack]

(...snip...) It's just a hose and can be easily installed in either location.

That's what sh-
Uh, never mind.

 

[DoubleMIDI]

Perhaps a simpler approach???

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That is too far from the bridge and the strings will hammer against the rubber which will give an unpleasant noise.

I also do not like that as the high frequencies are mostly killed. A mute that makes the bridge heavier (like an orchestral one) keeps the high frequencies in the string by reflection at the bridge instead of damping them rather fast.

 

[Francois Blais]

I always thought it was a good idea to damp the afterlenghts, to reduce feedback problems, so you're saying it also affects the tone?

 

[BobKay]

FWIW - the SLB300 ships with a mute for the afterlengths. I don’t use it.

 

[Don Hergert]

Perhaps a simpler approach??? ...

Since this has caused a little confusion, I'll mention the image originally provided was of the hose mute the way it came to me, unchanged, when I purchased my DB back in 2018. Note, again, that it's very easy to move the hose anywhere desired on the string bed.

I won't argue about precise tone or esthetic comparisons, except to say that if I'm using a mute at all, I'm not that concerned about sound quality, I'm simply concerned about playing quietly, and this hose mute accomplishes that pretty nicely.

Here is how it is situated, when not being used, today:



Here is how I place it if I want to mute the after lengths:



Here is how I place it if I want to mute the whole DB:

 

[SDC1-ClickClack]

Since this has caused a little confusion, I'll mention the image originally provided was of the hose mute the way it came to me, unchanged, when I purchased my DB back in 2018. Note, again, that it's very easy to move the hose anywhere desired on the string bed.

I won't argue about precise tone or esthetic comparisons, except to say that if I'm using a mute at all, I'm not that concerned about sound quality, I'm simply concerned about playing quietly, and this hose mute accomplishes that pretty nicely.

Here is how it is situated, when not being used, today:

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Here is how I place it if I want to mute the after lengths:

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Here is how I place it if I want to mute the whole DB:

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How handy that this hose can be relocated to adjust for various degrees of damping.

One could even say it is........... a flexible solution. (ahem)

 

[ctrlzjones]

If you put enough weight (>1Kg) onto the bridge, most of the vibrations travelling to the top will be killed rendering the volume very silent without dampening the sound.

It can be one of the classic mutes or any other heavy-enough thing that sticks to the bridge.