Lee Chin
violinist,
Singapore
"David's workshop was able to craft a beautiful custom-made violin chin rest with the specifications I provided. The bare olive wood is very comfortable and has a warm feel to it. This is one of the accessories on my violin I feel really proud about as it has fine workmanship and is unique. I will never get a standard factory made chin rest after this as I have owned many models, but not as perfect and satisfying a feel as what was crafted by David."
Lambert Chen
violist,
Canada, France
“One of the most noticeable features on my viola is the beautiful olivewood chin rest by David Widmer. It has received praise for its esthetic qualities not only from fellow musicians, but also from some audience members! Visual aspects aside, I cannot imagine using a more comfortable chin rest. Mr. Widmer is very patient, and has an uncanny understanding of his customers' special needs and requests. His work deserves only the highest recommendations.”
“David works with meticulousness and we immediately see that he does so with passion and great pleasure. We saw each other 3 times in order to reach the final result and he followed me in my experiments which led to a result not only comfortable, light, but also very aesthetically pleasing. I would say that I learned to better question myself about the physical relation that I have with my instrument in order to arrive closer to the sound and the quality of intonation to which I aspire.”
“I am the proud owner of two beautiful chinrests made especially for me by David Widmer; one for each of my violins. In addition to them being magnificent works of art fashioned from superb hypoallergenic wood, they are perfectly adapted to my morphology and are incredibly comfortable.
In order to ensure to craft the exact chinrest tailored for me, David invited me to his workshop and took the time that was required to look over the chinrest I had to be able to improve it and better adapt one for my needs. He was so kind and had the patience of an angel!
It is with great enthusiasm that I therefore recommend David’s chinrests to all violinists and altoists. It’s an investment that will allow you to save in the long run fees to see a chiro, physio and occupational therapist or any other therapists!
Thank you David!”