Sunday, April 26, 2009

Viola shoulder rest?

I'm looking to get a new shoulder rest for my viola. I've used a kun collapsable for the past 3 or 4 years, but I want something that is more acoustic yet comfortable at the same time. For example, the mach I is supposedly really acoustic but when trying it, I felt like the viola would slip out and drop at moment's notice. Any ideas?

Viola shoulder rest?
What do you mean by "more acoustic" ? You could try one of the pad types as shown here :





http://www.johnsonstring.com/cgi-bin/acc...





The other thing you can do is to change your chin rest. You would be surprised at what a difference this can make. Try the centre mounted chinrests such as the Berber, Flesch or the Zitsman. I have a Zitsman on my violin and I am amazed at how comfortable it feels.





http://www.johnsonstring.com/catalog/chi...





Too often, we assume the problem is the shoulder rest when in fact it is the chin rest that needs to be changed. I would stick with the KUN collapsible ; it is a good shoulder rest.
Reply:I use the KUN Bravo for viola, with no difficulties. I don't like anything else:





http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...


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