the demise of the pick guard

[almeriastrings]

When i bought my Lebeda,it had an abbreviated style guard on it,but i didn't like the shape. After seeing a pic.of a Tom Ellis guard,i re-shaped mine,put it back on & there it's staying as part of it's original build.

That is very well done, Ivan. Tasteful. How is the end closest to the bridge fixed?

I like those 'abbreviated' guards myself. That one is nicely proportioned.

[StuartGold]

This is a strange idea but my wife just got a new ebony chin rest for her violin and gave me her old one. I looked at it and suddenly I thought: if you could flatten the top curved area (chin area) and a bit of the bottom for thickness, it would make a very nice pick guard. It would only be about 3" long but might work well if you're playing "off the coast of Florida" so to say. Has anyone heard of anyone doing this?

[Paul Hostetter]

I have, but...I wouldn't. No harm done in trying though. Well, actually, come to think of it, it'd be no good to a violinist again.