Brandt Chinrest
6.5 year old; long jawline
6.5 year old with long jawline from chin to neck and square of the jaw as seen from the front. She also has a more horizontal plane in the jawline from the side. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
1/16-size violin; no chinrest
1/16-size violin, 1/4-size Brandt & 4 mm lift
9 year old; vertical jawline
9 year old; vertical jawline & short depth
9 year old. Vertical jawline and short depth to neck. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
1/2-sized violin with a Dresden chinrest
BEFORE: 1/2-sized violin, Dresden chinrest. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
1/2-size violin, 1/2-size Brandt on a 2mm lift
AFTER: 1/2 violin, 1/2 Brandt with 2mm lift. A calmer face, the body is in better balance and shows general ease. Also a flatter violin with less roll. With this chinrest, the chin finds it's position and allows the head weight to fall gently onto the chinrest. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
10 year old; long horizontal jawline
10 year old; long horizontal jawline
1/2-sized violin, 3/4-size Brandt & 7mm lift + 1/2 centered
AFTER: 1/2 size violin, 3/4 sized Brandt chinrest lifted by 7mm and half centered. Head is better aligned over the spine. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
Teka Chinrest
8 year old; rounded jawline
8 year old with rounded jawline. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
8 year old; round jawline
A side view showing, a rounded jaw shape, somewhat fleshy jawline, and a fair amount of distance from neck to chin. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
1/8-size violin & a 1/8-size Teka chinrest
AFTER: Fitted with a 1/8-size Teka chinrest, this student can now fit the chin and jaw comfortably in a chinrest. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
8 year old; broad chin
8 year old; broad chin & rounded jawline
A side view of a broad chin and more fleshy, rounded jawline. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
1/8-size violin & a 1/8-size Teka chinrest
AFTER: 1/8-size violin with 1/8-size Teka. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
1/8 violin & a 1/8-size Teka chinrest
1/8-size violin, and 1/8-size Teka chinrest. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
12.5 year old; rounded jawline
This 12.5 year old has a long, more rounded, fleshy jawline. He also has a somewhat broad chin. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
12.5 year old; rounded, fleshy jawline
A side view showing the length of the jawline and depth to the neck. This student is used to allowing the head to be forward and somewhat uplifted, rather than back and released on top of the spine. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
1/2-size violin & a 3/4-size Teka chinrest
A happy face and neutral head tilt reveal a comfortable fit with the larger, 3/4 Teka! Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
Hamburg Chinrest
14 year old; long, angled jawline & prominent chin
This 14 year old has a long jawline from the square of the jaw to the chin and a somewhat prominent chin. The plane of her jawline is more vertical. As with the first student in the Brandt category, this student does not have much bone length from the square of the jawbone up to the joint, near the ear. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
14 year old; long angled jawline & prominent chin
3/4-size violin; 3/4-size Hamburg chinrest on a 5 mm Lift
AFTER: The Hamburg chinrest provides a comfortable space for the prominent chin to rest. The downward slope of the Hamburg allows the length of the jawbone to rest in the chinrest and not to experience pressure points. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
10 year old; angled jawline & prominent chin
10 year old; long angled jawline & prominent chin
1/4-size violin; 1/2-size Hamburg chinrest
AFTER: While the student's chin is somewhat off of the chinrest, this view shows that the head weight is resting more on the far corner of the jawbone. The Hamburg chinrest allows this student to move her head, as well. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
1/4-size violin; 1/2-size Hamburg
AFTER: Another view showing the chinrest accommodating this jaw shape. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg