Hilary Hahn: chinrests and shoulder rests

Hilary answers viewers' questions about violin equipment -- chinrests and shoulder rests -- and talks about customizing your playing experience.

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• chin rest
• shoulder rest
• violin
• Grammy
• setup
• equipment
• technique
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[xephyr417]

her eyes... they stare into my soul...

[whatstwelveohnine]

you should do videos on skincare how to's haha you have beautiful skin

[Yahairo]

COME TO COSTA RICA PLEASE!!!

[violinstupid]

Here's some good advice. Don't use one.

[mikakrstic]

Also, it ALWAYS sounds better when you have small chin rest vs the one that goes over the tailpiece.

[mikakrstic]

No one is talking about the changes in sound quality when considering a shoulder rest type and brand. Who gives a damn about being comfortable when you loose sustain and resonance of the instrument. I came to a conclusion which one makes violin sound the best : )

[dblivezalwayz]

Thanks for the advice!

[roughout]

What a great contribution you have made to the art of violin playing and performance. Thanks for your experience, wisdom, personality and beauty. I hope you don't mind if we love you!

[NRob84]

@RuFreeknKdn Friedman even told me, 'You don't need a shoulder rest to play the violin.'

[NRob84]

@RuFreeknKdn I studied with Friedman for 3 years and he didn't use a shoulder rest. Do I know you? He would sometimes put a sponge under the violin when wearing a slippery jacket. I agree with the school of thought that believes in using no shoulder rest, they dampen the instruments vibrations. One of my best friends who played in the NY Phil who has a long neck and is 6'4" switched to using no shoulder rest and will attest to the better positioning and tone he gets now.

[jcfbell3001]

just get an NS Balanced Shoulder Rest (Acoustic) and quit struggling with it....

[Piyaphob]

Very useful, thank you. I think I'm now having a neck problem, cuz my shoulder rest is not high enough.