Shoulder rest for use with violin is disclosed. The rest includes a base
including two half portions each including a central channel, a guide rail along
either side of the base, a rack rail at either side of the channel, and two half
sections each comprising clamping means; a support including a leg inserted into
the channel, two latched members slidably fastened at underside of the channel,
and two toothed stops engaged with the rack rail; and pivotal means comprising
a body having a top hole for receiving a threaded stem of the clamping means, a
parallel snapping element, and a bar interconnected the body and the snapping element,
the bar being pivotal about a cavity of the support having a bifurcation sandwiched
by the body and the snapping element. Two side flanges of the support are mounted
to the guide rails. Thus, the support is moveable along the channel.
