Hah! Discovered this little collection of violin, viola and cello mutes while I was cleaning out some drawers:
Rosewood, boxwood, ebony, metal, plastic. Waverly, Ton-Wolf, Geschützt, Made in Germany. Some are weighted. One has an A pitch pipe. Arranged on a nice piece of Bosnian maple, hand carried from Ciresa, in the Dolomites. Maybe I’ll make a fiddle out of it someday.
How lovely they are! My mute was so ordinary. I had some old bridges that I wanted to make into brooches….These are lovelier….
Have I told you how funny you are recently? I love you! (Love, your daughter)