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The only shoulder rest that works for me

Incidentally, the Bon Musica shoulder rest is the only one that works for me. I am a guitar player of almost 40 years and recently decided to give the violin a shot. After all, how hard could it be for an accomplished string player? Boy, was I wrong…

Anyway, what was impeding my progress was the fact that with a Kun shoulder rest the violin kept twisting down towards the floor, necessitating either extra pressure from the chin or an adjustment from the left hand.

It seemed to me this could easily be fixed with a hook around the shoulder. So I added that to the Kun shoulder rest – and it solved the problem completely. But my implementation is a bit inelegant.

The Bon Musica has an adjustable hook over the shoulder which is perfect. I honestly wonder why the instructor I had for some lessons didn’t recommend this to me.

October 26, 2016

Better than anything else on the market

No one has ever seen the Bon Musica shoulder rest that my daughter uses.

She said theirs are either foam or the other crap that keeps falling off.

The Bon Musica is the best.

September 11, 2013

Kuns are cr*p compared to this

A recent violin teacher that I hired uses this rest, and I really liked the fit. My current one is a Kun brand is is frankly crap in my opinion.

I'll use it right away as I'm preparing for my RCM Grade 5 practical exam.

Your site was recommended by a mid-sized music store in North Bay called Music City. They don't carry the Bon Musicas, and neither do any of their suppliers, even the big suppliers.

[UPDATE: 12 weeks later] That Bon Musica shoulder rest that I purchased from you was fantastic, and is still fantastic!

May 15, 2013

More comfortable than the Kun

During our violin trial Rhiannon sent a shoulder rest to try out.

Lauren was not liking the Kun, and this one was more comfortable for her small shoulder.

January 23, 2012

Better than his old Kun

My son has a Bridge electric violin and his Kun shoulder rest slips off of it often while he is playing.

Bridge recommends the Bon Musica and it seems to be working very well for him.

We received the Bon Musica today. Thanks for the fast service.

April 29, 2011

Instant solidity; improvement over the Kun

I received the shoulder rest a couple of days ago, and tried it out today. It is a very interesting sensation.

I will play around with the fitting, but right away I noticed the solidity of the fit with my shoulder. No moving about as with my Kun rest.

I'm happy with having now two quite different options for a shoulder rest to play around with. Thank you for your prompt service.

February 1, 2011

100% happy with my purchase

My package arrived today! I couldn't believe at how quickly it got here. I was expecting it at the end of this week or early next.

I've already got my rest formed to how I like it. After spending over 20 minutes tinkering with my rest, it's where I feel it's most comfortable. I've been using the Kun Super and while it's a good rest, it's nothing like the Bon Musica!

I wanted to try it out because it's one of the very few (if not, the only) rests out there that you can actually customize to fit you.

I like the fact that you can shape it to hook over your shoulder to give you more stability while playing. That was one of the selling points for me.

My new rest feels so much more secure and stable and it doesn't slide down on me causing me to always re-adjust the violin. I also don't have to put so much pressure on the chin rest to hold up the violin. I'll be practicing later on today so I'll see how it feels during that time.

I swear, I think you are the only music shop in Canada that actually sells the Bon Musica. I've called around to shops in town here and they've never heard of it before!

I have come across it in other online stores with that rest but I don't like to buy from stores that I don't know about whereas I have no problems buying from you.

November 21, 2010

Finally, pain-free playing

I’ve been playing a stringed instrument for about 18 months—first, a violin, and now a viola. When I switched to viola about 6 months ago, I noticed headaches, shoulder, neck, and back pain, and even sometimes a dizzy feeling, particularly if I practised for longer than 15 or 20 minutes. The headaches were the worst—they kept me up at night, and pain-killers didn’t really help much. It got so that I was afraid to practise.

I changed my shoulder rest from a Kun to a Bon Musica, and that helped a bit, but I still had the pain if I practiced too frequently. (And believe me, 20 minutes every couple of days is not enough practice time when you’re as bad a player as I am!) I tried to adjust the Bon Musica, but honestly, I didn’t know what I was doing. Nothing seemed to help.

Then I asked Rhiannon if she could suggest what I might do, and she took a look at my shoulder rest. In about 15 or 20 minutes, she had it adjusted to fit me properly, and had reviewed with me the proper holds for both the instrument and the bow arm.

Turns out I wasn’t doing anything terribly wrong—the shoulder rest was just not set up right for me. The Bon Musica has many adjustment points, so it’s very flexible. When Rhiannon was done with it, it was very different from its original configuration. She also gave me some tips on rest positions and other ergonomic factors about my particular instrument.

Now I can play my viola for longer periods more often, and I don’t have to worry about headaches, dizziness, or horribly sore muscles. What a relief! Thanks, Rhiannon! Except now I have fewer excuses for not practising....

[UPDATE: 3 weeks later] I played 5 concerts in three days with the String Orchestra last weekend, pain free.

Thank you again for helping me with my Bon Musica shoulder rest.

It's amazing how much it's helped-- I didn't expect to feel this good.

February 23, 2010

Improvement over the KUN

The shoulder rest arrived yesterday and I'm really really pleased with it. This seems like the solution.

I'm working at being a better player, and want to be sure I have the right tools. I used to use a KUN shoulder rest, and found I had to re-adjust it a time or two while playing, which did predictable things to my fingering, playing, position, etc.

I'm 6' tall, with broad shoulders and find that my fingers go numb if I play too long - that's what caused me to question the KUN rest in the first place.

Thank you all the way around, as I said I'm really really happy with the purchase. I particularly enjoyed the free violin cookie cutter, thank you very much, and I wouldn't hesitate to do business with you again.

December 2, 2006