Patent ID: 7476789
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. An assembly for making a chinrest for a violin or viola, comprising: (a) a volume of malleable material for creating a custom molded support structure from an individual player's chin and jaw indentations into the material, said malleable material being cured after said molded support structure is made therein; (b) a rigid base having a surface for receiving the malleable material, wherein the surface faces the instrument player's chin or jaw contact points and the surface further comprises a center and an outer periphery, the center and the outer periphery and the intervening points having a common elevation resembling a flat platter; (c) attachment means for attaching said base to said violin or viola; and (d) when completed the malleable material hardens to provide a resilient interface according to the player's chin or jaw impressions attached to the base surface, wherein the periphery of the base facing the user is covered in a protective layer of the material, so that the rigid surface of the base cannot interfere with the player's chin, jaw, and neck to cause injury or discomfort.