Argy1678, here is what I did. The first time I made blocks to shim up the chin rest, I used too soft a wood, plus I didn't move the bracket holes down, therefore when I tightened up on the bracket, the chin rest tilted toward me and fell off.

I made some new blocks today, drilled new holes for the bracket and put foam between the blocks and the instrument.  Here are some pics. I drilled the holes a tad bit off but there is enough play in there, it's ok.

It's ok, but I drilled the hole's a little off, still works for it purpose. Only took about a hour or so. I''m not squashing the violini with my neck now, much more comfortable and very cheap solution.

Mad_Wed said
NICE!   

Fiddlestix, what wood and glue did You use?  I'm absolutely not handy, and had to try something like this, but those pieces always fall off (fortunately, i catched the violin before it touched the floor =)) 

I just used a couple small pieces of Oak, then I used a bench grinder to shape them. Trying to shape them with a saw is much too hard. I glued them on with a few drops of Super Glue. I used 1/4" one quarter inch foam between the chin rest and the top of the violin, then used a black magic marker to color them black. Color them black before you mount the rest.

TerryT said
That looks like a great idea and some good workmanshipFiddlestix. I'm' off to see a carpenter friend of mine

Thanks, Terry…… they work well, although I may have to take it off and make the blocks a bit thinner, i'll just use the bench grinder again. If you make them, use the side of the grinding wheel to ensure a flat surface.

Have fun with it…….. Terry, you don't need a carpenter to do that.

If you watch pro players you'll often times see them take a small cloth and lay it across the chin rest and let it wrap uder the violin where it sets on their collarbone.

Now you know why they do that huh?

Practice session ?  What exactly do you mean, FM ?    

argy1678 said

… Oh, and thank you for your advice all. Cdennyb, now i use a piece of cloth too! Does this make me a pro or what!!!

Well, It certainly makes you LOOK like a pro, TUX all starched and pressed, shoes all polished, hair slicked back, right up until you play the first note! Then you're escorted off the stage by security…LOL