SAS Wooden Chinrest
By Viva La Musica
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Ebony 24mm (Metal fittings)
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Description
Unique design in ebony, rosewood or maple with single carbon composite clamp.
A limited amount of the older, gold plated 'metal fittings' bracket version available where described.
Lateral tilt allows comfort fit. For 3/4 & 4/4 violin and violas with max depth of 50mm
Original design, hand made in solid wood. Height is the maximum height above the instrument to the top edge of the chinrest.
Specifications
- Solid wood.
- Single, carbon composite mounting suits 4/4 and 3/4 violins and violas to 50mm total depth.
- Swivel adjustment of chinrest pan.
Customer reviews:
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Keen Amateur
SAS to the rescue!
18
out of
21
found the following review helpful
Pros: As I have quite a long neck and narrow shoulders, I have found the SAS violin chin rest to be the most comfortable, for it is the highest one I could find - pain and tension from scrunching my neck through tilting my head too much when trying to hold the violin have now gone. Marvellous!
Cons: It's expensive - but worth it to play with no tension and pain.
Other: I spent some time trying different chin rests - wide ones, central ones &c. - but I discovered research on the internet that discussed the shape of different jaws, and that helped me to work out what was right for me.
Professional
Where was this thing when i was a teenager?
12
out of
13
found the following review helpful
Pros: i love this device overall….my violin…wonderful though she is….is really heavy, and have had trouble getting her to sit where i put her. The extra scroll means there is more wood on the end. Most of the awkwardness was sorted with the bon muica, also purchased here at stringzone, but i still had some problems, which caused me physical pain. The SAS being so wonderfully adjustable has finally allowed me to free up my shoulder and neck. Giving me total flexibilty and relaxation. Why not just sell your violin and buy a better one?…I hear you cry…..I ve had this baby since i was 14 years old. I'm 44 now
Cons: It is not a con with the product itself….maybe more my own misjudgement…i bought the heighest one 35mm….I have to keep taking it off as it doesnt fit in the case when fitted….ive now knackered the screw head a bit…..like i say….not the fault of SAS or string zone
Other: I WILL BUY ANOTHER ONE WHEN FUNDS ALLOW, but get the next size down, which is 28mm, and use this one on the electric. It has no case. lol
Keen Amateur
finely made chin rest, adjustable
5
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5
found the following review helpful
Pros: Nicely finished wood rest. It does provide a better playing position and avoids the stiff neck issues
Cons: The ebony wood has a small imperfection and the clamp is gold plated which I do not like aesthetically, my preference would be for it to be black or silver finish. Which I believe is available. The clamp is difficult to fit without damaging the edge of the violin. I found it difficult to assess the height of chinrest needed as there is no guidance. The adjustment is only available in one plane.
Other: when choosing a chinrest one needs to assess the shoulder rest and chin rest together and obtain professional help in adjusting to suit for the best position
Teacher
For violas too!
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4
found the following review helpful
Pros: This wooden chinrest is a great deal more comfortable than my previous plastic one as it doesn't slip around in a hot concert Hall. The placement is more flexible because of the height above the tailpiece.
Cons: It was jolly tricky to get it into the correct location, as the tilt adjustment screw is on the underside, requiring you to remove and refit the chinrest for each adjustment. It a very frustrating process to get it right, but I suppose you probably only need to do that the once. As I recall it came with a screwdriver in the packaging, but I ended up throwing that one side because it was so appallingly designed. Luckily my previous chinrest world as a screwdriver fit also, so I just used that one.
Other: It was jolly tricky to get it into the correct location, as the tilt adjustment screw is on the underside, requiring you to remove and refit the chinrest for each adjustment. It a very frustrating process to get it right, but I suppose you probably only need to do that the once. As I recall it came with a screwdriver in the packaging, but I ended up throwing that one side because it was so appallingly designed. Luckily my previous chinrest world as a screwdriver fit also, so I just used that one. It was certainly confusing as to whether or not this product would fit on a viola, as it only appears under violin chinrests. I checked the SAS website, however, and it gave a maximum instrument depth for violins and violas. To be honest I think you'd have to have a pretty chubby viola for this not to fit! Perhaps a change of item description would be in order.
Beginner
Almost perfect, improved posture and comfort.
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3
found the following review helpful
Pros: Adjustable - I don’t understand why others aren’t! Fits my daughter’s 1/2 size fine (though 32mm was too tall and I swapped it for a 28mm)
Cons: I hesitate to cite this as a con, since this is the only adjustable rest available… but the movement is confined to tilting around one axis. I used some rubber spacers between the rest and the support to obtain the require tilt around the perpendicular axis.
Other: Would be perfect if the rest/support interface allowed tilting around any axis (using a ball joint, like on a tripod head), and id the adjustment screw was accessible from the top of the rest (via a recessed hole?) so that it could be adjusted ‘on the fly’.
Keen Amateur
Perfect! apart from the tool that comes with it.
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3
found the following review helpful
Pros: It looks lovely on my violin, it is so comfortable and it is the easiest chin rest to adjust and put on ever. OK I confess, my husband did it, but there was a reason....
Cons: There was a 'but', but it is only a huge issue if you don't have a small philips screwdriver or are an engineer....or married to one.....perfect otherwise.
Other: The tool that came with the chin rest, I am reliably informed by my husband - like I'd know I would have been sat for ages wondering why I couldn't adjust it - was a star drive tool, which wouldn't work. He rushed off to get a 'phillips' (????) which does the job and now lives in my violin case. He also praised this chin rest highly on how easy it was to put on and adjust. I lost the tool for the usual one and it has sprung off - it was kept from my conservatoire because it was the best chin rest I previously had. It will now be my spare.
Professional
Keen Amateur
Take your violin playing to new heights.
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2
found the following review helpful
Pros: The thought of a high chin rest
Cons: Not comfortable and in sufficient lip on it for playing without a shoulder rest -
Other: Make sure the model you buy will fit in your violin case, the high ones may not, but the 28mm did fit in my Hidersine case.
Grade 8+
Excellent for comfort, posture and technique!
3
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4
found the following review helpful
Pros: This has made a huge impact on my playing! I'm now much more relaxed and comfortable with no shoulder or neck strain.
Cons: It was a little bit fiddly to fix, the only comments I could find online for fixing it were in Japanese, and the SAS site itself wasn't much help.
Other: This is the best purchase I've ever made musically, apart from the violin itself!
Grade 8+
A soft and lofty platform
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6
found the following review helpful
Pros: Extended height, softness and colour of the rosewood, and the adjustable tilt
Cons: The slight bowl shape of the platform and the style of the clamp- could damage wood if over tightened (?)
