Finding a comfortable and effective chin and shoulder rest

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It's holiday time! Why not give the gift of comfort to yourself, your child, or your student, with a more suitable chin or shoulder rest! In this episode, violinist/violist, teacher, and host Laurel Thomsen shares the factors we need to consider when shopping for a more secure, effective, and comfortable chin and shoulder rest. And as we'll find, the most popular models might not be serving most of us very well!

View the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/mCxxoNa88fE

Show notes:

Ergonomic, lifted, and custom chinrests: https://www.chinrests.com/chinrestline

Non-custom lifted chinrests: https://fiddlershop.com

Chinrest models mentioned: Hamburg, Teka, Original Flesch

Shoulder rest models mentioned: Wolf Forte Secondo, Poly Pad, Bon Musica, Kun Seven

Intro/outro music: "Unexpected Waltz," written and performed by Laurel Thomsen. To listen and download visit https://laurelthomsen.bandcamp.com/track/unexpected-waltz

For more information and info about her performances, recordings, and teaching, please visit host Laurel Thomsen's website ⁠⁠⁠https://www.laurelthomsen.com⁠⁠⁠

To check out Laurel's Violin Geek Blog, a companion to the podcast, sharing tips, insight and inspiration since 2007, please visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.laurelthomsen.com/violin-geek-blog⁠⁠⁠

If you have a violin, viola, fiddle, music biz, or practice related question or topic you’d like to have covered on the Violin Geek podcast or in the blog, have someone you'd like Laurel to interview, or have a story or insight to share, please send Laurel an email at laurel@laurelthomsen.com. Also, please reach out if you’d like to inquire about violin, viola, or fiddle coaching or lessons with Laurel via Skype, FaceTime, or Zoom. You're also welcome to post your success story, comments, or suggestions to ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/laurelthomsenmusic⁠⁠⁠.

Happy Practicing!

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