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Permalink Reply by Paul Cooper on August 28, 2013 at 7:22am

Yes, Elwood, I saw her pictures and her fiddle.  It is very nice and sounds good too, She has a pad that is attiched to the end pin.  That is an idea, but I am looking for other ideas also.  I know cildren sometimes use sponge pads for shoulder rests and I may resort to that, but I really don't want rubbier bands to attach it to the fiddle.  She has a really nice hardinger fiddle I saw also, she is very talented.

Permalink Reply by Tim LaFave on August 29, 2013 at 1:22am

Check out my builds and pictures. I've built two fiddles; critical to the process is: 1st, chose a box thin enough for a shoulder rest to fit on (shoud be 1 & 3/4" or less) to fit on; 2nd, cut out a section from the middle of the box to reduce its thickness to about 1 & 1/2", which is perfect for a should rest to fit on; 3rd, cut a slash far enough down the side of the box so that you can insert the bottom flange lip of the shoulder rest into it. Those would be my suggestions.

Permalink Reply by Paul Cooper on August 29, 2013 at 2:25am

I am not sure we are talking about the same thing, are you thinking of a chin rest? Or am I picturing this all wrong?

Permalink Reply by Tim LaFave on August 29, 2013 at 2:38pm

So right, I read that too fast, I'm wrong! For a "shoulder rest", I used one of those inexpensive foam ones, cut to length and stuck on the bottom with two-way tape.

Permalink Reply by Paul Cooper on August 29, 2013 at 2:56pm

Tim,

I Think that's what I will do too. until and if I find somthing better. thanks