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3string - Posted - 03/06/2018: 06:42:47
New 2 this forum,just bought a bon musica shoulder rest a cple days back,gd product my practice has improved already.I,m not tensioning up 2 hold the fiddle now .
UsuallyPickin - Posted - 03/06/2018: 06:49:51
Bon Musica was the shoulder rest I ended up with. Pricey indeed but oh so adjustable...... R/
3string - Posted - 03/06/2018: 07:26:17
Took awhile 2dial the thing but I really like it.being able 2 slant it .
PrairieFiddler - Posted - 03/06/2018: 09:19:43
I use a Viva La Musica rest that I like. Kun wasn't bad but I prefer this. I also really like a little cheap artino rest that I acquired some how.
illinoisfiddler - Posted - 03/06/2018: 20:43:17
I use Kun on some of my fiddles, really like the Bon Musica but it is quite large, but my all around favorite is Wolf Secundo Forte rest. Second would be the Bon Musica. It is a very stable rest.
bluesmode - Posted - 03/06/2018: 23:06:13
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Originally posted by PrairieFiddler
I use a Viva La Musica rest that I like. Kun wasn't bad but I prefer this. I also really like a little cheap artino rest that I acquired some how.
@PrairieFiddler: I use Viva rests on all 3 of my fiddles, but they don't say 'La Musica' anywhere on the the rest and I don't have the box's any more. I wonder if they are the same? The clamps on mine swivel side to side, if that makes any sense. I like them much better than Kun, as I get more height out of them, and they don't have an 'iron grip' which lets more sound thru.
I've tried bon musica, but I don't like the effect they have on the sound.
Edited by - bluesmode on 03/06/2018 23:07:09
hooperc - Posted - 03/07/2018: 04:56:20
had a kun but never really comfortable w/it.got 2 bon musicas' and haven't looked back...very comfortable and SECURE.has a great slant angle to it.wouldn't trade for it or go back to my kun.
PrairieFiddler - Posted - 03/08/2018: 08:52:30
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Originally posted by bluesmode
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Originally posted by PrairieFiddler
I use a Viva La Musica rest that I like. Kun wasn't bad but I prefer this. I also really like a little cheap artino rest that I acquired some how.
@PrairieFiddler: I use Viva rests on all 3 of my fiddles, but they don't say 'La Musica' anywhere on the the rest and I don't have the box's any more. I wonder if they are the same? The clamps on mine swivel side to side, if that makes any sense. I like them much better than Kun, as I get more height out of them, and they don't have an 'iron grip' which lets more sound thru.
I've tried bon musica, but I don't like the effect they have on the sound.
amazon.com/A90G-D-4-4-Shoulder...014CSFZ78
This is the one I use. Look similar?
Edited by - PrairieFiddler on 03/08/2018 08:52:55
bluesmode - Posted - 03/08/2018: 10:56:30
@ PrairieFiddler they look a bit similar, but I don't think they are the same. here's the one I use.
amazon.ca/Viva-VLML5-Standard-...000BHJX96
I took another look. I think they are the same Brand but different model's
Edited by - bluesmode on 03/08/2018 11:09:34
PrairieFiddler - Posted - 03/08/2018: 12:26:39
I'd say they're the same "design" (i.e. Same shape and mechanics), with the one I use having the fancy wood stuff. Not sure if the point of the wood though...when it's facing in a direction that no one can really see.
Old Scratch - Posted - 03/08/2018: 15:00:10
It's the principle of the thing.
I used a Bon Musica for awhile - but the look of wearing a pre-War prosthetic device really put me off, so I weaned myself back off it. I'm back to the Kun. I've made various adjustments to the way I position and hold both fiddle and bow - an ongoing endeavour - and I've got everything the way I want it. For the time being ... !
'Chin rest vs chest rest' 2 days
'Done Gone - Jesse Milnes' 4 days
