Double Bass How fit a wood mute

[Joe Taylor]

I have two wood mutes both are tow narrow to fit my bridge. I know I need to file or sand the mutes until they fit the question is what tool do I use to do this with? I don't want end up with a the fingers rounded off looking like some homemade hack job. These are nice ebony mutes one is over 30 years old. I just want to use them.

Joe

 

[Wil Davis]

How thick is the bridge? Why not just carefully sand the bridge so that it's slightly thinner? Use a belt-sander - just be careful not to take off too much.

- Wil

 

[toman]

Or just get a rubber tourte style mute; they're a million times easier to use and you can't lose them. Plus they cost like two bucks.

 

[Joe Taylor]

Or just get a rubber tourte style mute; they're a million times easier to use and you can't lose them. Plus they cost like two bucks.

I already have a tourte rubber mute I want to give the wood ones away to a young player. I just want to make it look right thinning the bridge in not an option.

I was thinking of glueing some sandpaper to a chunk of plastic and sanding away.

Joe

 

[Charles Shores]

I just bought an ebony mute today, I was annoyed that it didnt even come close to fitting...did you ever figure out what to do?

Chad

 

[Joe Taylor]

Just sand away on the mute until it fits.
Joe

 

[Charles Shores]

is there any easy way to get the sandpaper in there and keep the sanding even?

(That was my real question.)

Thanks!