ERGONOMIC CHINREST FOR VIOLINS/VIOLAS USING A NEW METHOD OF ATTACHMENT ONTO THE BODY OF AN INSTRUMENT AS WELL AS THE METHOD OF PRODUCING THE ERGONOMIC SURFACE OF THE CHINREST

摘要

This invention refers to the ergonomic chinrest for violins/violas using a new method of attachment onto the body of an instrument that is executed in a manner that the new integral suspender of the ergonomic chinrest rests on the body of the violin using the elastic upper (14) and side inserts (13) while attachment on the lower side is achieved with the extension of the chinrest (17) and the end button (9). The body of the chinrest (1) is secured onto the instrument in a manner where the forces securing the chinrest originate by hitching the violin strings that stretch the string of the tailpiece (15) over the tailpiece (7), and when passing over the bending point in the purfling (18), partially span across the bridge of the chinrest (19) and the end button (9). The elastic side and upper inserts (13) and (14) act by conveying forces onto the violin, and are elastic so that damage is not brought upon the body of the violin, and are most frequently manufactured of thin rubber. The invention further includes the process of producing the ergonomic chinrest (1), which includes the actions: 3D micron scanning of instruments in order to obtain a precise and measurable 3D model; taking double imprints, and a 3D micron scan and referencing thereof; processing and analysis of the acquired data in order to obtain unique and specific ergonomic dimensions of the chinrest; final production of the chinrest in accordance to the acquired specifications with an appropriate production process.