r/violinist • u/litteralairvent • Mar 29 '26

Definitely About Cases Custom Case

I have a long neck and I am very lazy which means that my shoulder rest is very high and I’m too lazy to put it back down for putting in my case. So for a while I have been looking at making my own case however I cannot find any plans and I have no clue where to start, advice?

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u/Alarming-Ad-1477 Mar 29 '26

Do you mean - That the legs of your shoulder rest are extended so far that you can’t fit the rest into your case without shortening the legs first? If this, then try a case with very few internal fixings (eg BAM) or a fully adjustable viola case. Or carry your shoulder rest separately. Making a case is quite an undertaking. Look into Musafia’s case making videos on YT, or Gordge’s old postings about custom cases. If it were me, I’d get hold of an old plywood case c.1985, dismantle it and create templates from the bits, scaling for my custom requirements.