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In Reply to: Famous violonists posted by Bill the K on December 9, 2009 at 07:57:38:
Bill the K,
There shouldn't be a noticeable degradation of sound when a person uses a hankerchief between their chin and Stradavarius. The pressure of the chin on the instrument is actually on the chin rest- and the rests are attached to the sides of the body- making a small contact only at the very edge of the top and bottom plates. As it's the top and bottom making the resonant vibrations- the sides are quite rigid with corner blocks and the attachments of the plates, so the damping produced right at that rigid edge shouldn't dampen the sound much.
In fact, the situation today is more advantageous now than when a Stradavarius was new. Originally, there was no chin rest, so the player's chin was bearing directly on the top plate, and that would dampen the vibrations far more. I'm not sure of the history of the playing position, but I've seen illustrations in which violins and precurcors like the rebec were played held against the shoulder. I believe some country fiddlers still do this and there is no chin rest or hankerchief.
The hankerchief serves to cushion the chin rest somewhat- which over time can make a permanent mark on the player neck/chin and it helps keep moisture off the instrument.
Cheers,
Bambi B
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- Hankerchiefs and chin rests - Bambi B 12/9/0908:33:55 12/9/09 (1)
- RE: Hankerchiefs and chin rests - no1maestro 09:22:35 12/9/09 (0)
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