'Tourte' Round Violin/Viola Mute.

By Tourte

4.7 from 42 reviews
Price:
from £2.28 inc VAT & Free Delivery in the UK
VAT removed at checkout for non UK orders

Purchase options

Large model, 19mm 'Tourte'
26 in stock
£3.12
Small model, 17mm 'USA'
17 in stock
£2.28

Description

Popular rubber mute which stays on the instrument. For violin or viola. We would suggest the small for instruments 1/2 size and under


Specifications

  • Universal 'playing' mute
  • Soft rubber
  • Stays on instrument

Customer reviews:

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Manchester, United Kingdom

Professional

No hassles
8 out of 8 found the following review helpful

Pros: Easy to use, goes on quickly and comes off easily. For the price you cant get much better than this.

Cons: Some people may not like a "loose mute" on the tail piece but this has never bothered me.

Other: Really good mute especially for orchestral playing when you need quick changes. There is nothing complicated on this device which is why it works on so many levels.

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Halstead, United Kingdom

Teacher

Orchestral mute
9 out of 10 found the following review helpful

Pros: A well-designed, effective item at an affordable price.

Cons: It can cause a vibration when not in use, but this can be checked by pressing it down more firmly onto the string.

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North Shields, United Kingdom

Teacher

Change of mute type is working well.
7 out of 7 found the following review helpful

Pros: Quick and easy to put on. Cheap and effective. Stays on the instrument so doesn't get lost. No vibration problems compared to the metal legged type of mute.

Cons: Fiddley to use. Little lip which must go over the bridge is a bit of a pain, compared to the metal legged type, but I've had problems with vibration occassionally from this type so am trying the rubber sort. So far it's going well and I like it. Just wish they could make the metal legged type with a soft coating on the legs.

Other: Good price and very fast service from stringzone.

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London, United Kingdom

Keen Amateur

It works, but keep your left hand well up!
6 out of 6 found the following review helpful

Pros: It works - it damps the sound reasonable evenly on a viola and is easy to put in place quickly, which matters when composers - as they do - leave you very little time.

Cons: I find that it tends to migrate towards the bridge and interfere with the sound. It's necessary to keep the left hand high (which doubtless is a generally a good thing, unless your orchestral partner can't see the music through your instrument).

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Beginner

Nice Mute
3 out of 3 found the following review helpful

Pros: Easy to fit. Doesn't massively mute the volume, but I find it warms/mellows the sound of my (cheap) violin and generates a more pleasing tone.

Cons: Nothing re the mute, but delivery was slow on this order, despite paying for expedited delivery.

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EXETER, United Kingdom

Beginner

Not much to find fault with!
4 out of 5 found the following review helpful

Pros: Convenient, easy to use, reliable, effective design

Cons: None

Other: Great price and the String zones usual prompt service

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Bristol, United Kingdom

Beginner

Moderate mute.
2 out of 2 found the following review helpful

Pros: Excellent moderate mute, can still clearly hear the tone I'm achieving without disturbing my neighbour's, cheers John.

Cons: None

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Tonbridge, United Kingdom

Beginner

Just what I wanted in the time scale stated
2 out of 2 found the following review helpful

Pros: Clips onto the bridge as expected

Cons: Seemed a little smaller than I expected but this doesn't affect anything

Other: As usual another item from The String Zone that is packaged and sent very quickly and efficiently.

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Warminster, United Kingdom

Beginner

Excellent tool. Mutes and enhances tone
2 out of 2 found the following review helpful

Pros: A very good mute which reduces sound drastically and also subtly enhances the tone of the instrument.

Cons: Nothing to dislike.

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Horsham, United Kingdom

Grade 8+

good
3 out of 4 found the following review helpful

Pros: good, easy fit

Cons: it's fine

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