PACS 74.25.Ld -Superconductivity , Mechanical and acoustical properties, elasticity, and ultrasonic attenuation PACS 46.40.-f -vibrations and mechanical wavesAbstract -We study a mechanical resonator made of aluminum near the normal to super conductivity phase transition. A sharp drop in the rate of mechanical damping is observed below the critical temperature. The experimental results are compared with predictions based on the Bardeen Cooper Schrieffer theory of superconductivity and a fair agreement is obtained.