Violin chin rest pad

1. Do you need a chin rest for violin?
2. Do professional violinists use shoulder rests?
3. What is the chin rest on a violin called?
4. Where should violin chin rest?

Do you need a chin rest for violin?

To prepare for picking up the violin, take the chin rest off the instrument, as well as any shoulder rests or pads. ... No attempt should be made to put the chin down on the violin. There now comes a point when individual physique becomes a critical factor in the method.

Do professional violinists use shoulder rests?

Also the choice whether or not to use them is highly personal. There are fantastic violinists playing without shoulder rest and there are fantastic violinists playing with shoulder rest. ... If there would be ONE ideal shoulder rest (or none), every single soloist would use it.

What is the chin rest on a violin called?

A chinrest is a shaped piece of wood (or plastic) attached to the body of a violin or a viola to aid in the positioning of the player's jaw or chin on the instrument. The chinrest may be made of ebony, rosewood, boxwood, or plastic.

Where should violin chin rest?

The proper height for a chin rest is one that leaves a gap of about one finger-width between the top of the rest and the jaw when the eyes are looking forward (and not looking up or down). If one must nod down in an exaggerated fashion to touch the top of the chin rest, it is too short.