I've spent a lot of time fooling with my chinrest and shoulder rest, and now I absolutely love my setup. It's really comfortable. I currently use a custom-fitted (by me) Wolfe Forte-Secundo shoulder rest, which has 2 rubber-covered feet that attach to the violin. Since the height requirements of my shoulder rest vary depending on the clothing I'm wearing, I adjust the height of the feet as follows:

• If my left shoulder is hurting, the back foot (closest to my shoulder ) is too long.


• If the right side of the back of my neck is hurting, the front foot (closest to my collarbone) is too long. Possibly the back foot also, but definitely the front.


• If I'm looking down into the chinrest "too much" -- more than a couple of degrees--, the front foot is too short.