Brandt Chinrest
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6.5 year old; long jawline
Button6.5 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
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1/16-size violin; no chinrest
BEFORE: No chinrest worked for this shape and size of jaw with a 1/16 violin. This student's teacher chose to use no chinrest at all. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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1/16-size violin, 1/4-size Brandt & 4 mm lift
AFTER: 1/16 violin, 1/4 Brandt with a 4 mm lift. A very happy student! Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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9 year old; vertical jawline
9 year old. A more vertical angle to jawline and somewhat broad chin. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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9 year old; vertical jawline & short depth
Button9 year old. Vertical jawline and short depth to neck. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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1/2-sized violin with a Dresden chinrest
ButtonBEFORE: 1/2-sized violin, Dresden chinrest. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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1/2-size violin, 1/2-size Brandt on a 2mm lift
ButtonAFTER: 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
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10 year old; long horizontal jawline
Horizontal plane to jawline. Long from chin to neck. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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10 year old; long horizontal jawline
Longer jawline from chin to neck. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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1/2-sized violin, 3/4-size Brandt & 7mm lift + 1/2 centered
ButtonAFTER: 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
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8 year old; rounded jawline
Button8 year old with rounded jawline. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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8 year old; round jawline
ButtonA side view showing, a rounded jaw shape, somewhat fleshy jawline, and a fair amount of distance from neck to chin. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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1/8-size violin & a 1/8-size Teka chinrest
ButtonAFTER: 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
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8 year old; broad chin
8 year old with a broad chin and more vertical plane to jawline. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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8 year old; broad chin & rounded jawline
ButtonA side view of a broad chin and more fleshy, rounded jawline. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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1/8-size violin & a 1/8-size Teka chinrest
ButtonAFTER: 1/8-size violin with 1/8-size Teka. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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1/8 violin & a 1/8-size Teka chinrest
Button1/8-size violin, and 1/8-size Teka chinrest. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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12.5 year old; rounded jawline
ButtonThis 12.5 year old has a long, more rounded, fleshy jawline. He also has a somewhat broad chin. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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12.5 year old; rounded, fleshy jawline
ButtonA 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
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1/2-size violin & a 3/4-size Teka chinrest
ButtonA happy face and neutral head tilt reveal a comfortable fit with the larger, 3/4 Teka! Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
Hamburg Chinrest
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14 year old; long, angled jawline & prominent chin
ButtonThis 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
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14 year old; long angled jawline & prominent chin
A side view showing the length of the jaw. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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3/4-size violin; 3/4-size Hamburg chinrest on a 5 mm Lift
ButtonAFTER: 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
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10 year old; angled jawline & prominent chin
This student has a somewhat broad, prominent chin and a more vertical plane to her long jawbone. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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10 year old; long angled jawline & prominent chin
This side view shows the length of the jawbone from the square of the jaw to the chin and the short distance from the square of the jaw up to the joint near the ear. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
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1/4-size violin; 1/2-size Hamburg chinrest
ButtonAFTER: 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
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1/4-size violin; 1/2-size Hamburg
ButtonAFTER: Another view showing the chinrest accommodating this jaw shape. Photo Credit: Barbara Greenberg
