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Practicing (Almost) Silently!
 

PRACTICING (ALMOST) SILENTLY !
by Fingerstyle Productions®

Practicing the six bluegrass rolls will be a staple in your banjo-playing life—forever.

There’s a good case for  taking down the volume so we don’t drive everyone mad.

Feeding a folded tissue between the strings and the fingerboard at around the 15th fret is a great dampening tool.  It also firms up the strings.

If you’d like something more
sophisticated, try a mute. 

This type seems to be a hit with experienced pickers.  It comes in the form of a cork-dampened sandwich—the strings between the tailpiece and the bridge are the jam of the sandwich.  

 

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Bonus is, the mute also gives a range of tonal surprises.  Experiment by shifting it right up to the bridge (banjo quiet mode), or closer to the tailpiece—a weird metallic sound.  Like a digitised bee in a bottle!

Try shifting it in various positions.  It locks with just two finger screws



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