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So, I needed to send my violin in to Fiddlershop for some maintenance. I still had a Fiddlershop shipping box, but I could not find the cardboard bridge support that they include with an instrument when they ship it to you. So, I thought that’s ok, I’ll just make one. I added a piece of foam to help keep it in place (pic below).
After several attempts (many, many times screwing up by cutting it too short), I got one done. Afterward, I checked online (searched “shipping violin with bridge protection”), and then saw Fiddlerman made a video back in 2013 on how to make one.
Would have saved myself a lot of time (and cardboard) had I searched for this first. Wanted to share. So, don’t be a doofus like me – watch the video first:
Just fyi—in the video, he uses some tape – they now use toothpick-like sticks with grooves in them to hold it in place. Attached pics of my returned violin with how Fiddlershop does it now.
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Great post. I got lucky when I had to send my Lord Wilton Violin in. I actually still had the bridge protector. I was sure I did save it, but was also sure that I probably just "meant" to save it, if you know what I mean. I kept my boxes, too. These are definitely keeper boxes.
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Great post. I got lucky when I had to send my Lord Wilton Violin in. I actually still had the bridge protector. I was sure I did save it, but was also sure that I probably just "meant" to save it, if you know what I mean. I kept my boxes, too. These are definitely keeper boxes.
Yeah, I think I saved it, too--but I evidently saved it in a really secure place, because I couldn't find it. I'll find it when I'm looking for something else 
Yes, they are Keeper Boxes, for sure.
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