muffling strings with a sponge

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rafapak -> muffling strings with a sponge (Aug. 16 2023 16:09:08)
i saw videos where people mffle strings by putting some sponge under the strings at bridge area. are there any rules for doing this ? is sponge proper material ? im interested in the whole idea because i share house with other people and i have to play as quiet as possible in order not to make other people angry

Ricardo -> RE: muffling strings with a sponge (Aug. 16 2023 17:02:05)
quote: ORIGINAL: rafapak i saw videos where people mffle strings by putting some sponge under the strings at bridge area. are there any rules for doing this ? is sponge proper material ? im interested in the whole idea because i share house with other people and i have to play as quiet as possible in order not to make other people angry Only rule is that it doesn’t interfere with the right hand attack. I use the polishing cloth.

rafapak -> RE: muffling strings with a sponge (Aug. 16 2023 17:17:13)
quote: Only rule is that it doesn’t interfere with the right hand attack. I use the polishing cloth you mean the one people use for drying plates etc after wasching them ?

mark indigo -> RE: muffling strings with a sponge (Aug. 16 2023 17:19:48)
quote: i saw videos where people mffle strings by putting some sponge under the strings at bridge area. are there any rules for doing this ? is sponge proper material ? im interested in the whole idea because i share house with other people and i have to play as quiet as possible in order not to make other people angry i use old washing up sponge, cut into strips about 10mm wide with scissors. Seems to work best with an old used sponge that was about to get thrown away. You can experiment with thickness to according to the action on your guitar, and you can get a lot of strips out of one sponge. Images are resized automatically to a maximum width of 800px

devilhand -> RE: muffling strings with a sponge (Aug. 16 2023 17:26:12)
Check this out. Maestro himself.

orsonw -> RE: muffling strings with a sponge (Aug. 16 2023 18:22:49)
I use a mute for technique practice as it highlights rhythm and attack inaccuracies. Sponge works fine. But I splashed out a few dollars for one of these. Works great. I use it very often. Had it 2 years, still works fine. https://www.stringsbymail.com/rosette-flamenco-mute-practice-tool-15281.html Images are resized automatically to a maximum width of 800px

rafapak -> RE: muffling strings with a sponge (Aug. 16 2023 18:32:57)
quote: Check this out. Maestro himself. looks like he has delicate sponge, you can hear sounds well

Stu -> RE: muffling strings with a sponge (Aug. 17 2023 12:43:07)
I've just started doing this after many years of playing. Dunno why I only thought of it this last month. I have 2 children who I don't wanna wake! I'm enjoying it. And like Orson says. It seems to show up certain things. I like the notion of people getting angry when hearing a musical instrument! 😄 Reminds me. I met up with harry in London recently. Henry from the foro. He was in London for a martial Arts course and we met up for breakfast and catch up. I brought my guitar along and just as we finished eating I cracked it open and he had a little play. Few snippets of solea and solea por bulerias. Suddenly a rather pissed off looking waiter appeared and said in a rude exasperated manner. 'Please guys, it's a bit loud!' And stomped off We were on the veranda by a busy road with road workers drilling and cars passing with maybe 2 other customers in the place! I think Harry looked up shocked and said..'philistines!' 😂 Should've had some sponge to mute the strings!

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