I'll try that -- I expect that there'll still be noticeable transmission to the floor, but it should cut it down dramatically. I'm also planning to buy or make a mute so I can practice with a bow late at night without being rude to the neighbours.
I've already noticed that it seems a lot louder arco than it does pizzicato, even when I'm pulling pretty hard on the strings (though I haven't compared the bowed volume to slap-and-pop technique, only to normal plucking. One more reason for me to get competent with the bow. (And I'm thinking I should try to get ahold of a French bow to see whether it gives me more control when switching strings, before I get completely comitted to the German bow.)
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I've already noticed that it seems a lot louder arco than it does pizzicato, even when I'm pulling pretty hard on the strings (though I haven't compared the bowed volume to slap-and-pop technique, only to normal plucking. One more reason for me to get competent with the bow. (And I'm thinking I should try to get ahold of a French bow to see whether it gives me more control when switching strings, before I get completely comitted to the German bow.)