New Hardware

September 8, 2008 at 2:43 AM

Yesterday I did some "shopping therapy" and came home with a new chinrest. I tried about 4-5 different styles before settling on a nice low-profile chinrest. After coming home with said rest, I cycled through all my shoulder rests until I found a good match (yes, I have a shoulder rest collection). The Wolf shoulder rest was the definitive winner.

Now, instead of being locked into one and only one position, I can now move about. I can tilt my viola for to the right to really get into the C string, or bring it up and to the left for the higher strings. What freedom! Tension seems to have completely disappeared.

Why didn't I do this sooner?

From Stacy Pigott
Posted on September 8, 2008 at 5:30 PM

I, too, just found the perfect combination of chin rest/shoulder rest. It is amazing how much easier it is to play! I practiced until the wee hours of the morning once I figured it out. Once I exhausted myself playing, I also thought...why didn't I do this sooner?? :) Congratulations on finding the right combo!

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