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Can i mute a violin by filling it with water?
my parents sleep often so i have to mute my violin down to where i don’t wake them up. i like to practice a lot and since it’s summer there’s really nothing to do so i practice. i was hoping that if i filled the violin with water and taped the holes shut that it would mute it a lot since you know how u can’t hear anything underwater, i thought that this will extremely mute my violin. i’m not afraid of harming my violin b/c it’s like the crappiest violin ever. my private teacher told me it was below average and i think my parents got it off ebay lke really cheap. there’s not even a name tag inside. i tried putting tissue paper over the holes to mute it. i also clipped rubber pieces to the bottom of the bridge. i have an ultra violin mute but i don’t thinkk it’s enough. so i’m taking my violin in to the muting extreme, filling it with water. is the glue soluable? is this a good idea? anyone have any good ideas about homemade mutes?
Well, I’ll tell ya. Violins are constructed with water soluble hide glue. If you filled your violin with water, it would fall apart in five minutes or less, with the pressure of the strings an’ all. I was in violin making school and I know!
Use one of the big metal mutes and maybe practice somewhere else. Friend’s house, school gym, or even the car, (if there’s enough room). I feel for ya, I always want to play and sing most at night when my parents are asleep!
Good luck! Just don’t put a drop of water in that violin!
