Chinrests

Information on materials and designs

Prices: Dealer prices. Taxes/VAT, shipping costs, customs fees (for orders outside
Switzerland) are not included. All applicable charges will be displayed at checkout before the order is completed.

Specifications of Chinrests

Sonowood chinrests have been designed in collaboration with musicians to ensure that they are both ergonomically and acoustically convincing. The chinrests are equipped with single titanium mechanisms.

Material

Sonowood chinrests are made of beech, maple, spruce and other woods. They weigh about 40 grams including the mechanism.

Material Parameters
Sonowood Spruce Sonowood Beech
native or
black colored		 Sonowood Maple Ebonprex Ebony
Density t/m3 1.2-1.4 1.2-1.4 1.2-1.4 1.1-1.25 0.9-1.2
Compression Hardness (MPa) >80 >80 >80 60-63 40-60
E-Module N/mm2 >30'000 >21'000 >21'000 >21'000 12'000-19'000
Signal Speed (m/s) 5'300-6'300 4'500-5'400 4'500-5'400 5'000-5'300 4'000-5'000
Damping (Q) 80-110 70-100 60-100 100-110 80-110
Material selection
Black Beech

Sonowood, densified, colored beech. Density 1.2-1.4

  • The dark brown to black color makes it visually almost indistinguishable from ebony
  • Good workability, slightly more brittle than natural beech
  • Excellent sound
  • Depending on individual skin moisture, gray discoloration may occur during play. Contact us if you are unsure. We will be happy to advise you
  • Bestseller
Beech

Sonowood, densified beech, natural color. Density 1.2-1.4

  • Visually calm and premium look
  • Excellent sound
  • More stable than black beech
Maple

Sonowood, densified maple, natural color. Density 1.2-1.4

  • For traditionalists who love maple
  • Elegant, homogeneous brown tone
Spruce

Sonowood, densified spruce. Density 1.2-1.4

  • Popular with many of our customers
  • Excellent workability, best dimensional stability
  • High rigidity, very high sound conductivity
  • Ideal for a brilliant sound
Ebonprex

Unidirectionally glued beech wood, colored. Density 1.2

  • Ebony-like appearance
  • Very good acoustic results
  • Easy to work with, good dimensional stability, sanding dust smells unpleasant
  • High rigidity, medium sound conductivity
  • Cheaper alternative to Sonowood, contains glue
  • Slight swelling possible after prolonged contact with water
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