Bass Mute

One of the songs that we are performing for this coming concert with the North York Concert Orchestra requires a mute. I didn't realize that a mute could be used on a double bass in a performance setting, but I guess you learn something new every day. I decided to go cheap and painless with the common plastic mute that goes just around the strings inbetween the bridge and the tailpiece. My analysis, the word "mute" is loosely termed and should not be taken literally. All it does is dampen/take away the upper partials/harmonics. That's another story I should talk about later.