--- Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I wonder if any of the makers around has ever fiddled with a design > for a > mute for the gurdy, much like the ones violin / viola / cello players > have? > I mean, some sort of device that would dampen and lower the volume of > the > sound enough for making practice a little more tolerable on those > around > you? Because that would certainly help most of us!
I have found that a couple of spring clamp on the main bridge brings the volume down to near-saxophone levels. Then you need another on the Drone Bridge and another on the dog house. The smaller bridges don't really seem to take the clamps very well and act more like a launch-rail. I have been advised to try clothes pins (you might find them at an antique store) or just play better.... Since I live alone now (no, that's not why!) I'm not really motivated to test much, anymore. On the bright side I can slouch to my heart's content. Later, Roy
