Bowed stringed instrument mute with acoustical internal cavities

A mute for a bowed stringed musical instrument with an instrument body, an instrument bridge retained by the instrument body, and a plurality of strings retained to span over the instrument bridge, the mute comprising:

• a body with a distal end, a proximal end, and an inner volume;
• a string glide opening through the main body for receiving a string of the stringed musical instrument;
• and
• at least one cavity within the inner volume of the body;
• wherein the mute has a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, and a depth;
• wherein the at least one cavity in the inner volume of the body is defined by a matrix of material and wherein the matrix of material comprises plural layers of material joined to form the matrix of material through three-dimensional additive manufacturing.

A mute for a bowed stringed musical instrument with an instrument body, an instrument bridge retained by the instrument body, and a plurality of strings retained to span over the instrument bridge, the mute comprising:

• a body with a distal end, a proximal end, and an inner volume;
• a string glide opening through the body for receiving a string of the stringed musical instrument;
• at least one cavity within the inner volume of the body;
• wherein the mute has a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, and a depth;
• and
• a filler material disposed within the at least one cavity within the inner volume of the body.

A mute for a bowed stringed musical instrument with an instrument body, an instrument bridge retained by the instrument body, and a plurality of strings retained to span over the instrument bridge, the mute comprising:

• a body with a distal end, a proximal end, a first inner volume, and a second inner volume;
• a string glide opening through the main body for receiving a string of the stringed musical instrument;
• at least one cavity within the first inner volume;
• at least one cavity within the second inner volume;
• an interior acoustic wall between the first inner volume and the second inner volume;
• wherein the mute has a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, and a depth;
• wherein the mute has a main body and a clamping tongue with a portion fixed to the main body and a portion that extends generally in the longitudinal direction spaced from the main body to establish a channel between the clamping tongue and the main body, wherein the first inner volume is disposed within the main body, and wherein the second inner volume is disposed within the clamping tongue.