Strange front string mutes?

[Cy Shuster]

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Forgive another newbie question, but what is being used here to mute the =
front non-speaking string segments?  They look like pink dampers on each =
unison.

http://www.startribune.com/images/hl/3981779_63001.html

--Cy Shuster--
Rochester, MN



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