WittnerComposite 3/4 Violin Chinrest - Side Mount - Hypoallergenic

My son's old chin rest was classic wood, so I was afraid that a composite would be of inferior quality. I WAS WRONG. This chin rest is great. The clamping mechanism is far superior to the original chin rest. Since it does not straddle the end piece, it also had a greater range of adjustment. It easily tightens from the bottom posts via screws and came with the screwdriver to do it. Not just a screwdriver that is just a piece of metal, but a good screwdriver with a handle for tightening small screws . I tightened it with just two fingers on the screwdriver to prevent over tightening, and it was very secure. The unit also has cork padding which not only protects, but makes the end piece more secure. I would buy this again. My son really like it as well.

Instant improvement to my 7 yr olds posture!!! It has made such a big difference. Her violin came with a guarneri (sp?) style rest and she would get into the strangest positions to hold the violin up, but not anymore! I didn't like the plastic for myself when I tried one on my viola, but it works great for kids! I read a review somewhere that complained that it was difficult to screw on... not so. It's a very easy mechanism and the screwdriver is just a standard philips head if I remember correctly. In anycase, it's easy peasy.The shape of the rest is great for a huge percentage of people, actually. It is optimal for people who naturally cradle the instrument just to the left of the tailpeg, but accommodates a little to the right of that and quite a bit to the left and doesn't have strange lips or bumps to contend with, which is nice since, being plastic, it isn't possible to alter its shape.I purchased the 3/4 size for my daughter's 1/2 size violin in hopes of a slightly higher fit for her long neck. I don't know that it's higher than the 1/2 size, but it fits just fine and it saves me from having to buy another when she sizes up!

Holding his 1/2 size violin in the proper position was causing my 9 year old son a literal pain in his neck. His teacher suggested putting moleskin on the edge of his chin rest but I decided to try this instead.My son tried it and he liked it. No more pain!The only issue is that I had to get him a bigger violin case because his violin no longer fit with the new chin rest.

My son had a much more expensive rest on his fiddle when we bought it, but it was deep with a high lip on it. We are new to the fiddling world and I didn’t know one chin rest from the other, I just knew that one was like top of the line. He hated it and it was painful (he is 10). So I searched around and found this little gem, it is almost flat, very shallow. It made all the difference in the world, and much more cost effective.

Wonderful product. The only chin rest that my daughter plays with. It’s our 3rd Wittner.