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What Professional Musicians Say

From professors at leading universities to customers who use EFEL every day

30 Years. Two Generations. One Family.

"I bought the shoulder rest in September 1995... it never fell off my violin... it's still functional."

Jana's 1995 EFEL shoulder rest - still functional after 29 years

Jana Vyskočilová

At age 16, Jana bought one of the first EFEL shoulder rests just as she was starting conservatory in Brno.

Adélka playing violin with EFEL shoulder rest

"She looks like me when I bought my first shoulder rest."
- Jana about her daughter Adélka

1998-2001: Conservatory Brno - many hours of daily playing with EFEL

1999-2000: Professional season at FX Šalda Theater in Liberec

Today: Amateur orchestras, regular concerts. The original, still-functional shoulder rest remains ready with her backup violin.

And the best part?

Five instruments - 4 violins and 1 viola, all with EFEL shoulder rests

Her daughters Adélka (15) and Editka (12) also play - and each has their own EFEL. Editka even has two - one for violin, one for viola! Five instruments, each with a different ribbon, but all connected by the Vyskočilová family and EFEL.

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Professional Reviews

What leading educators and professional musicians from around the world say

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Prof. Ulf Schneider

Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media | Germany
"I enjoy playing with the Efel violin shoulder rests very much. They are flexible and through that very comfortable to perform with. The sound quality improves in terms of resonances and overtones compared to all other shoulder rests I know. It is my pleasure to recommend them!"
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Prof. Volker Jacobsen

Professor of Viola | Founder, Artemis Quartet | Germany
"The shoulder rests arrived yesterday, thank you very much. I think the extension on both ends offer an even bigger variety of adjustments, also on the viola. For me the most astonishing: It certainly makes a significant difference in sound quality for the instrument, I would not have expected that. So I am very convinced!"
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Prof. André J. Roy

McGill University | Creator of MISQA | Canada
"My viola students (and myself) love your shoulder rests! I just ordered 4 more - 2 regular and 2 extended."
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Alexandra Muller

Professional Violinist | Hungary
"I have been very pleased with my Basic+ since then; the amazing (best) tonal quality, the great (best) support, at the same time the lightweight and flexibility, and the full adaptable frame together are really unique and great features in a single shoulder rest. Another important thing is that the Efel rest doesn't damage the varnish (like Kun and all Kun-type rests used to do)."
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Linda van der Heijden

Professional Violist | Netherlands
"I received the shoulder rest today and I am SO HAPPY! It exceeds every hope I had. It's much lighter weight than I thought from the pictures, and the adjusting possibilities are literally endless. I am using a 4/4 violin size on my 15" viola because I am short framed and I like to have the shoulderrest close to the end pin, and I want to be able to bend the shoulderrest so that it is exactly high enough to not harm my collarbone yet low enough to play comfortably. The Efel stays in place wonderfully. Thanks for inventing this! I will spread the word whenever I can."

What Our Customers Say

Real reviews from Etsy

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Chris
January 22, 2026
Really pleased with this shoulder rest. Took a while to get used to, but the ability to customize it precisely made it the most comfortable shoulder rest I've ever had.
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Claire Simpson
September 6, 2025
Super stable, easy to use, doesn't fall off my violin while playing like other shoulder rests I've tried, and it's comfortable!
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Chi2shop
August 25, 2025
Stays in place, easy to use, protects the instrument and is comfortable. Highly recommend.
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Theo Soter
August 19, 2025
Great piece. Very comfortable. Well made. A+.
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Kevin Davis
July 29, 2025
Very lightweight and comfortable shoulder rest. Easy to adjust and fits my 4/4 violin well.
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Theresa Tyus
June 26, 2025
I have "sloped" shoulders. I have tried countless shoulder rests over the years and this is the best I have come across. It has this fine tuning that I can't achieve with traditional violin shoulder rests. Worth a try! I bought three for each of my violins!
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Sophie Anderson
April 10, 2025
Fantastic design! Very adjustable and comfortable.
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Debra Beatty
February 20, 2025
Exactly what I needed. I've tried so many different shoulder rests and this one is perfect 🙂

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