it doesn't impact the sound quality and doesn't rattle

Very good quality

This mute looks nice and the quality is good

but if what you're looking for is quiet play than this is not a strong enough mute

Usually I can work around a wolf note, but I am playing Psycho Prelude and the fast notes have a very noticeable A and it is always funky sounding when I play with this mute.

It should not be loose on the strings, it should hug the strings so that it requires a gentle push to move it around.

This is by far one of the best concert mute designs on the market.

If I didn't already have experience with it, and didn't know that I loved the design, I don't think I could have pulled the trigger on this one...

Usually I can work around a wolf note, but I am playing Psycho Prelude and the fast notes have a very noticeable A and it is always funky sounding when I play with this mute.

It should not be loose on the strings, it should hug the strings so that it requires a gentle push to move it around.

I still miss my old menuhin shield mute, but this is nearly identical, and it works just as well.

I played it and creates a wonderful not muffled but mellow sound the brass circle does the job not too much tension needed to be put on the bridge itself

It’s a great alternative to most every mute out on the market and I can say that having tried almost all of them I could find this may be the mute for me!

I wanted to get a new one b/c over time the old mute has gotten looser and looser on the strings as the plastic has slowly worn away.

If you are the manufacturer: the spacing at the edges of the top are good, it's got good resistance when you try to put it on the strings or take it off.

If it's quality control, hopefully that can be improved; if it's design, try tightening up the spacing towards the shaft of the "arrow" just a bit more.

I wanted to get a new one b/c over time the old mute has gotten looser and looser on the strings as the plastic has slowly worn away.

Well worth the price which isn’t much

If you are the manufacturer: the spacing at the edges of the top are good, it's got good resistance when you try to put it on the strings or take it off.

I wanted to get a new one b/c over time the old mute has gotten looser and looser on the strings as the plastic has slowly worn away.

I wanted to get a new one b/c over time the old mute has gotten looser and looser on the strings as the plastic has slowly worn away.

I did make the mistake of putting too much pressure while sliding it on the bridge tracking it with the full tension of the strings onto the top of the violin, luckily no violins were harmed during the testing of this fine mute after a brief scare all is well and it looks snazzy and sounds even better