Shhhh...How to Learn Cello in a Quiet Space | All About Mutes

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• TA

  @tahoesnowlion · 2 years ago

  Thank you for the comparisons. I really like the tone of the leather mute.

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• MA

  @marleneorein9484 · 5 years ago

  Well, I live in the countryside of Germany. My neighbor on the right is too far because we have our gardens separating us. On the left is a vacant lot I also plan to buy this year. Behind me is again the garden, the garage, trees. Nobody there would listen to my cello at night.<br>Besides that, I have a large basement with another 3 large rooms. If I ever move out from here I want to go to a countryside place where nobody can disturb me or get annoyed by a cello in the middle of the night.<br>The best place for a cellist to live is near nature and here in Germany you have all possibilities.<br>🎻💖 &nbsp;Greetings from Wolfsburg<br>💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

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• ST

  @stevenj9970 · 5 years ago (edited)

  I’m a professional cellist here in Chicago. Living in a condominium when people are home I do use a heavy practice mute however there’s a brand new type that’s very good. It mutes the sound even more than a heavy practice mute yet it does not create extra wolf tones unlike every other practice mute I’ve tried. The response of the cello is the same as not having a mute on at all. I’m sure you noticed when you have a heavy practice mute on the Cello it responds very differently so if you do a lot of playing with a heavy mute and then you take it off the difference is rather shocking. The only downside is that this mute is very expensive it was over $200 with shipping because it comes from Spain. WMute is the name. I’ve been using it for the last week and really like it even though it was ridiculously expensive.

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• KE

  @KenYokkao · 3 months ago

  Excellent.

• SO

  @sohapilee · 4 years ago

  The leather mute sounds sooooo lovely! &nbsp;I’m thinking of starting to learn the cello and I was worrying about spending so much on the cello and not being able to practice because of how loud it is! This has been very helpful! <br>I also think that an acoustic one would be best &nbsp;for an absolute beginner as it would probably let me get the actual feel of playing the instrument. It’s sooo expensive though 😫

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• BI

  @binyamimlevi9563 · 1 year ago

  I play a bagpipe don’t worry on the cello sound ❤

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• CY

  @cynthiamcdermott8800 · 6 months ago

  Love your cat 😂 addition

• AS

  @aspenx1304 · 4 years ago

  This post is so interesting

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• VI

  @vitee_GC8 · 4 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HKB4dMY61s&amp;t=333">5:33</a> I&apos;m crying :&apos;D

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• MA

  @mallinmall1327 · 5 years ago

  sound really IS everything!. unlike digital/hybrid piano which can do a much better job in mimicking the sound of acoustic piano, string instruments really are very different.

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• CH

  @charlesming7875 · 1 year ago

  The biggest issue I’ve had is the actual pitch changes which means while I’m learning if I use the mute I’m putting my fingers in the wrong spot because I have to tune my Cello according to when the mute is on versus when it’s off. I’ve decided to abandon mute altogether except for performance.

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  @NellyMblogs · 5 years ago

  This is a great video! Definitely will refer to it should I need a specific mute. Right now I just have the rubber mute

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