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Holstein Freedom Violin Chinrest
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The completely new Holstein Freedom Chinrest is a bold redesign of the modern chinrest. With 20% less surface area, and 25% less weight than a standard Guarneri chinrest, it's the most exciting thing to happen to chinrests since Louis Spohr!
Lighter is Better
The standard Ebony Guarneri chinrest weighs in at 60 grams, but the Holstein Freedom is only a mere 48 grams. That's 20% less mass attached to the instrument. Removing this weight means the violin can vibrate more freely, and will sound more resonant. Weights can vary as these are all hand-made individually. Here are the average weights;
Ebony 48 grams
Rosewood 40 grams
Boxwood 38 grams
More Violin, Less Chinrest
The smaller size of this chinrest means that you can see more of your beautiful instrument, and less chinrest. The sleek design provides the ergonomics you need as a modern violinist, with minimal visual obstruction.
The highest point of this chinrest is 7/8 of an inch. Over the tailpiece the height is approximately 3/4 of an inch, where the chin sits.
Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen
The Freedom chinrest is sure to catch the eye of your fellow violinist because this unique design was made exclusively for Fiddlershop.com. Choose the wood type that compliments your tailpiece and pegs, or mix and match as desired.
Please note: Due to the natural characteristics of the product, the dimensions and weight might be subject to minor variations.
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01/21/2025
Alex L.
United States
Perfect chinrest
I have been looking for this style chinrest for a while now. I was first introduced to it because of a Japanese luthier, but sadly the website is all in Japanese and hard to order from. This chinrest is very similar but slightly bigger overall. However, the feet sit over the end pin block which is my preference over sitting on the left of the top plate (generally more resonant). Personally I find this on extremely comfortable with the inky chinrest coming close to it is a götz Vermeer. Overall look is beautiful as well, I ordered it in rosewood as that’s my preference for fittings such as pegs, tail piece, and chinrest.
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01/07/2025
Francisco A.
Mexico
Great for improving your sound projection
I have to say it, it's not the most comfy chinrest I've had, but what really shocked me is the boost on the volume it gave to my Viola, easily a 15% increase. Just for that I think it's worth the struggle.
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09/23/2024
Edward P.
United States
excellent
These chin rests are wonderful for me. I had no problem immediately being comfortable with them. now they are on three of my violins. I love’m!
KF
09/04/2024
Ken F.
United States
Love this chinrest!
I was intrigued by the Holstein Freedom Chinrest, so finally decided to take the plunge and order one. First, I love how it looks on my violin! It also really helps to open the sound! It's very comfortable and after a couple of days I was hooked! I highly recommend!
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08/02/2024
Dexter 
United States
I feel more free!!! I'm so happy! The sound is more open as well!!
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