Banjo Mute

myminifactory

You'll need flexible filament for this one! Watch this quick video and see how effective it turned out to be: It's clear that the point of this project is to reduce the sound level of a banjo, which is notoriously loud. A simple block clamps over the bridge and strings to absorb vibrations, doing its job reasonably well. However, it certainly doesn't enhance the quality of the sound! If you've ever used a metal banjo mute, you'll know it ends up sounding like a guitar, with softer, more sustained notes. This printed mute mutes things instead, but still gets the job done. That said, it works, so that's something to be happy about! This was just an experiment to see if it was even possible, and from that perspective, it's not a bad outcome at all. I'm unlikely to use it myself, though, unless I can't find my fancy commercial mute again.