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You place the mute (a small piece of rubber) between the bridge and the tailptece on whichever strings you want.

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A violin mute is a heavy piece of rubber that has slits cut in it to fit over the strings, so you only need to put it in place over the strings and it will stay there on it's own.

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it makes the sound softer for practicing purposes.

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