Fiddlerman Wood Violin Shoulder Rest for 4/4 and 3/4 with Collapsible and Height Adjustable Feet

This is a very nice and attractive looking shoulder rest. Its finish compliments my violin well. It's easily adjustable and fits in my violin case well. It helps tremendously in relieving neck strain which is important to me since I have a neck injury. It also feels very well built. Even the plastic parts are solid and feel well made. It is padded and that padding is comfortable. Overall I'm very satisfied with this shoulder rest.

We bought this violin rest for our son. He was using a 3/4 sized violin, and just moved up to a 4/4 size this new school year. What's great about this rest is that it moves up with the violins. So basically you don't have to buy another once they get to 4/4 size. Quality is good, it does seems well made. And from what I was told you can get replacement parts for it. The only thing I must add is that it's very sensitive (which is both good and bad) when mounting to the violin. It's adjustable which is good. But when mounting if you don't have it adjusted right the ends will pop off which is a bit annoying, but at the same time is good because it protects the body and finish of the violin. A standard 4/4 size rest that is not adjustable would either break or you would damage the backside of the violin. When you set it right it will be very snug. To tight and the securing ends will pop off. You won't be disappointed with this purchase.

I love this shoulder rest. I grips the violin as needed and holds in place. The cushioning makes it very comfortable on my shoulder. I was able to adjust it to the proper height much better than a past shoulder rest that I owned. I would highly recommend this product.

Not flimsy and fits nicely in my case. Also looks great.

I play the violin and I'm in 10th grade. I really like the shoulder rest because it looks classy and clamps fold up so it's better for traveling to and from school in my backpack. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because the wood on the underside chipped off a little bit. I like that the feet are able to rotate so they fit the violin better and that it has a height adjustment for it too. I like the padding, it's comfortable but I wish it had a tiny bit more padding like my last shoulder rest. However, my last shoulder rest wasn't is dirty and the feet didn't fold up so I had two of them that both broke. This one has already lasted longer because the feet fold up. But I also got a zippered case that I can carry it in my backpack which I think helps. The best part about this though is that it looks really classy because it's made out of wood and that the feet fold up. Those are the two favorite parts about this. The folding feet are very important to me because my violin case doesn't allow me to have a spot to put my shoulder rest in it. Also I leave my violin at home and use the one at school to play so my shoulder rest is carried around in my backpack every single school day all day long.

I tried a few different brands. everst, kun. I find this one to be the kindest to the violin. the rubber feet are a medium soft material. Not as soft as the ones with the rubber tubing. But, these do not scratch. I scratched with the rubber tubing kind, b/c it does not cover the ends all the way and there is a metal or wooden peg inside. I found this to stay on. My Kun was rubber ended, and had the flexibility of adjusting 4 ways, but it fell off easily. It is soft on the shoulder and it is nice looking too. I do like that I can fit in in my case b/c it folds down. price is fair too. In general it takes some time to adjust should rests so that it is comfortable and holds your violin still on your shoulder. I feel like I can repeatedly put this on and use it without readjusting.

Love it! Its such great quality, I love how it easily fits, and at a great price! Highly recommend.

I bought two of these for my kids - while I don't use a rest, they are required to have one by their instructor. And while the instructor suggested using one of those thick car-wash sponges, I decided instead to get real shoulder rests. This is a real shoulder rest. I like that it's wood with foam padding, instead of all plastic or foam-on-metal. The wood adds a little je ne sais quoi to the rig. I found it easy to adjust, though I kind of wish the width adjustment were a sliding bracket instead of a choice of three holes on each side. The height is adjusted by screwing the attachment bracket up or down, and again I kind of wish that were a slider instead of a screw to make the adjustment a little more exact. That said, it fits both me and my kids perfectly, so those criticisms are pretty much academic. The brackets are made such that I'm not worried that they'll scratch the instrument, and the rest itself is really quite comfortable. My ear is not trained well enough to tell you if it robs the instrument of any tone or projection, but for the instruments they'll be fitted to (a Stentor II and a Cremona SV-175) that's not a prime consideration at this point. The takeaway here is that this is a very well designed and made shoulder rest, something that, like the instrument it supports, will last for years with proper care. I really like it a lot.

Use it a lot but still have to pad out the bottom end

Fits well, and the wood looks amazing.

Had this for about a year and a half. The rubber starts to peel off from the top. This wasn't exactly cheap. Imagine if you have to keep buying a new shoulder rest every 1 1/2 years.