Wittner Chinrest, Centre Mounted
By Wittner
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Full & 3/4 size violin
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£28.26 | |
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1/2 & 1/4 violin
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£28.26 | |
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£27.07 | |
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£27.42 |
Description
Lightweight plastic (allergy tested) chinrest by Wittner. Centre mount. 25mm high at centre.
Specifications
- Centre mount (over tail piece)
- Allergy tested anatomic design.
- Plastic brackets
- Screwdriver included
- Made in Germany
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Customer reviews:
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Keen Amateur
Centre-mounting - a breakthrough!
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found the following review helpful
Pros: I already have a side-mounted Wittner and reviewed it favourably on these pages three years ago, having just taken up string playing again after a break of decades. Three years on, I am playing in local ensembles and orchestras etc. As this involves several hours at a stretch, I've been getting a little tired and so revisited my chin/shoulder rest arrangements, Suffice to say the centre-mounted Wittner is a revelation and I wish I had thought of it sooner. Really pleased.
Cons: As with the side-mounted version, being synthetic the Wittner can make you a bit sweaty. Also, there was no clearance over the tailpiece - which I had half-anticipated - and unlike a wooden chinrest, you cant create a gap with judicious sand-papering of the underside. For now I have cut small soft leather pads to lift the feet. This has given sufficient clearance and there is no vibration or other interference. At some point I will ask a luthier to do a proper neat job. My teacher says my tailpiece and bridge are a tad high, which may account for the clearance issue, though I am reluctance to interfere with these aspects as my instrument was previously owned by a professional orchestral player and had been expertly set up. The Wittner is quite a shallow shape. This wont suit some people. I have a fleshy sort of face, so it suits me.
Keen Amateur
Chinrest that enhances playing confidence
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out of
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found the following review helpful
Pros: As per previous posts, I have recently taken up the viola again after a 30-year absence and have been quietly re-visiting various accessories, now realising I was "fighting" my student instrument. (Why does no-one seem to spend an entire early lesson simply ensuring the new playing has the right shoulder and chinrests to hold the viola in an optimum position?!_ My existing chinrest was contoured in such a way that whenever I moved my head slightly forward it levered the viola towards me. I bought the Wittner on the strength of reviews on the stringzone and it indeed helps me hold a 100% comfortable and stable position, and I would also agree that my viola might even resonate slightly better. Since acquiring the Wittner I have in fact bought another, larger, viola and the chinrest already on it suits me well, so for the time being I am unlikely to transfer the Wittner to it. The Wittner looks quite good, and does not immediately appear synthetic to the naked eye, except when very close-up
Cons: It did make me perspire and start to slip about after 25-30 mins - natural wood does not - obviously you can wipe things dry, though still a bit tedious. That is why I am leaving it on the "old" instrument for now. For that reason only I am giving it a 4 rather than 5 out of 5.
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