I recreated Lindsey Stirling's violin harness! | cheap & easy DIY

I wanted to have a go at recreating the violin harness (or strap, if you will) which Lindsey Stirling wears when performing. And in this video, I'm making it myself, for less than €10. And it even works!
If you'd like to make a violin harness too, you will need roughly 1.5 to 2 meters of (non-elastic) strap, a clasp and needle and thread. A buckle slide to adjust the length of your strap can be handy too, although there's actually only one size that works, and that size is TIGHT. So if it's tight, it's good. ;-)
-Marijke
✨ Instagram: @marijke.violin
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M U S I C
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VIOLINS AND BOWS
• Acoustic violin // Roderich Paesold, 2017 (from Contrada Musica in Amersfoort, The Netherlands)
• Electric violin // Yamaha SV-200 (color: brown)
• 5-string acoustic violin // Thomann 5-string violin (antiqued finish)
• Bow 1 // CodaBow “Joule” (color: Ruby Amber Prismatic)
• Bow 2 // carbon fiber bow "Presto" (from Violin Lounge)
MY FAVOURITE STRINGS
• D'Addario // Zyex
• Pirastro // Evah Pirazzi Gold
• Pirastro // Tonica
• Thomastik // Vision Solo
• Larsen // Aurora
• My favourite E string: Pirastro Gold (medium tension)
ACCESSOIRES
• Rosin // Pirastro: Evah Pirazzi Gold
• Chin rest // Teka model by GEWA
• Shoulder rest // Wolf Forte Secondo
• Tuning pegs // Wittner finetune-pegs
• Violin case // GEWA Pure (color: grey)
• Tuner // D'Addario micro tuner for violin/viola
FOR PERFORMING
• Headway "The Band2" piezo pickup for violin | www.headwaymus...
• Headway "EDM1 H.E." preamp | www.headwaymus...
#violin #lindseystirling #violinstrap #violinharness #diy #music

[@StarmoongalASMR]

OMG! The timing of your video is perfect! I have been wondering about how to make a violin harness like Lindsey for my violins because I have been having left shoulder pain really bad when I play and I’m thinking this harness will help a lot and not to mention free me up for more movement like LINDSEY! My only prob is the electric violin that I have is called the NS Design NXT and it has a different shape and you can’t use a regular shoulder rest with it as it has its own. Any suggestions? You’re so creative and I’d appreciate the help! I’d rather get the Yamaha but it’s not in my budget right now lol and I’ve messaged so many other violinists for help but no one has yet to help lol. Any suggestions would be SO appreciated! P.S. I’m working on the Little Mermaid cola. And will be sending my video soon!🥰💖

[@MarijkeViolin]

Ooh, that's great to hear! 😁 It's really easy to make and I hope it helps! I experience some left shoulder pain as well sometimes, but I'm not sure the harness helps for that because you're still holding your left arm up in the same way. I often do arm and shoulder stretches to help prevent it. I don't know about the NS Design violins, but I've heard they come with a strap too. I just looked up a video about it and I see what you mean about the shoulder rest. There is only one attachment piece in the middle, so I would make a short loop from a strap and sew it around that attachment piece, and than put the left arm strap through that loop before putting your arm in. Hope that helps! And great to hear you're practicing for the Little Mermaid collab! 😊🎻

[@jstandsforlove]

Singer-violinists will greatly appreciate this. Also those who teach all day long could spare their necks a lot. Nicely done! Will try adding some padding for the armpits.

[@MarijkeViolin]

That could indeed work well! 🙂

[@sadhbhdelahunt]

No, it looks like another contraption to give bad habits. Don't clench , get uptight, tense, relax when playing.

[@quiwielque]

Thank you! Great idea and you saved me money and research!

[@Stephanie.Strings]

Oh my gosh thank you for this!! I couldn’t quite figure it out!!

[@CatWezel66]

👏Well done Marijke!😁

[@jobschapendonktoetsenist3456]

Leuk om te zien die creatieve oplossing. Heb dit nog nooit eerder gezien maar voor violisten super handig als je er vertrouwd mee bent.

[@MarijkeViolin]

Met een beetje oefening werkt het denk ik super! 😁

[@qltygrl3187]

That is brilliant!

[@helihead11]

This video hit me at the right time, funny.

[@WoodyPhillips]

Awesome. I need one!

[@penultimateh766]

Ready for your first solo hip-hop auditorium performance!

[@MarijkeViolin]

Haha 😋

[@andreaskrysztofiak4197]

That's very interesting when i learn to play the Violin i think i will make me such a holding device too 😊❤

[@MarijkeViolin]

Nice! 😊🎻

[@andreaskrysztofiak4197]

@@MarijkeViolin As a Violinist yourself How long do you need to get that far of Violin playing i saw a Video from something about of 4 years is that correct? And did you take Violin Lessons or do you think it is possible to learn the Violin without a teacher?

[@MarijkeViolin]

I've been playing for 7 years now. It takes years to sound decent. I would always recommend to learn with a teacher. An online teacher is possible too, just to have someone who can correct your posture and point out what you should work on.

[@andreaskrysztofiak4197]

@@MarijkeViolin thank you so much ❤️

[@chrisdecrease4414]

Thanks so much for this video. Over the past couple of months I have developed shoulder/neck pain on the right side from holding the violin on the left side. I am so excited to find your video. Definitely going to experiment with these ideas!

[@silkewolf1861]

I have a tic disorder, mainly in my bow arm, but I'm always very scared I'll drop my violin because of my tics. I really hope this will help me get rid of this fear.

[@fjdarling]

Marijke is Cute, Charming and Talented all simultaneously. What more could a woman ask for? Well, perhaps a morbidly, Obese bank account. I liked the background music too. I tried to find one of these Violin harness's on Amazon.commie. Unfortunately, not available. I might have to build my own like Marijke did. Thanks for the idea.

[@MarijkeViolin]

Aaw thanks. 😊 And yes, definitely make your own, you're done in no time! Figuring out how to make the strap adjustable took the longest time (and was in hindsight not even neccessary). Apart from that, pinning and trying it on before you sew it is probably the most work.

[@sadhbhdelahunt]

Your so funny when you rock! Aka Lindsey.

[@violinKate]

Hey guy's, Someone tried? Is it really comfy? My shoulder brudje is always falling 😅

[@henryburby6077]

How does the shoulder rest stay on the violin without slipping off?

[@MarijkeViolin]

Because it sits quite tightly on the violin. If yours isn't, you can make it tighter.

[@piairtoucour4599]

i know this is not really the topic of the video but i actually hesitate beetween yamaha sv 200 and yamaha sv 250. The point is i really want the violin to work with wireless system and i don't find clear anwser. I thought it was necessary to hold the electronic separatly on yourself with yamaha 250 but i don't see anything like this on lindsey stirling's violin

[@MarijkeViolin]

I once asked the same question to the guys at Electric Violin Shop, and they said the SV-200 was the better choice because of the built-in electronics. The SV-250 has that control box that goes on your belt which is just annoying. Lindsey has this box strapped to the back side of the violin.

[@JohnIsRandomYouTubeChannel]

@@MarijkeViolinhi! Lindsey actually has a custom 9v battery box that screws to the bottom of her violin! It’s built to be flush with the instrument and I actually was able to get my hands on my own! They made very few and my friend at yamaha told me they don’t have any anymore!

[@piairtoucour4599]

@@JohnIsRandomKZbinChannel oh, that is a very valuable information for me, thank you so much for sharing. Also i'm now really about to buy thé 250 version because i feel like the sound IS really more clear and "acoustic like" if it means anything... I have to accept there is no way to play it wireless ? The controlbox looks way too big to get on the back of the violin right ?

[@JohnIsRandomYouTubeChannel]

@@piairtoucour4599 you can put the box on the back below the fingerboard! I’m actually making my own version of the box as I write this! I have it working and if you can access a 3d printer you could make your own!

[@Edennizam]

I E Darling🤤🤤

[@ella_sophia_j2601]

Attached to the shoulder rest… Hm, I suffer from Falling Shoulder Rest Syndrome 😎😂

[@MarijkeViolin]

That happens sometimes, yes. But if you put it on tightly it stays in place.

[@planetpjr]

I wonder how many violins she's broken doing all that dancing. I don't think Yitzak Perlman or Jean Luc Ponty would try that. Check out Katherine Andrick playing Allan Holdsworth's Temporary Fault violin solo on KZbin. If I played violin, I would want to sound like Allan but dancing at the same time would be a disaster.

[@MarijkeViolin]

I hope no violins were broken. 😋 The tailpiece gut is very strong and can easily withstand the force. The great players of the earth would ofcourse not do this, but luckily it's not my goal either to reach such a level. I want to play and have fun. And things like this are a lot of fun for me and get me super excited. 😉

[@planetpjr]

@@MarijkeViolin I know if I tried it there would be broken violin parts all over the place 😂

[@Me.myself.n.i.lov3]

I was just wondering about that, looked it up and your video popped up 😄

[@murrayatuptown353]

Very creative. Is the angle of the violin body closer to horizontal with the harness, than when you hold it naturally? Maybe it's easily adapted to...

[@eddiemurphy15]

I tried a quick snap strap that goes under the chin rest/tail piece and under the right arm. For the other strap I cut button holes at both ends. I remove the shoulder rest feet and insert them into the button holes. Reattach the feet. This keeps the strap from moving. Insert the left arm thru the shoulder rest strap, then snap in the right shoulder strap.

[@violinviolin1109]

Would you have video or pictures to share please?

[@eddiemurphy15]

@@violinviolin1109 Uploaded a video of the straps. Hope this helps.

[@violinviolin1109]

@@eddiemurphy15 Thank you so much!

[@viki_sketches]

Oh my, this is so useful for people (like me🤣) with a rectified neck! Sometimes is a but painful to hold the violin in place but this strap changes the game, thanks!!!💕💕💕💕

[@MarijkeViolin]

Happy to hear that! If you make one too, let me know if it helps. 🙂

[@LusyBauer]

You saved my neck 🙏🏻 Thank you so much! 🤍🤍🤍

[@tantricsarcasm9133]

Thanks so much! I've been trying to figure out the best way to support a viola d'amore to relieve neck strain (it's got a long and hefty pegbox for 14 pegs). I've seen a different approach by Garth Knox, but he doesn't dance around or headbang :) I will definitely give yours a try!

[@ludwigsugiri4916]

thank you for posting your brilliant experiment and very entertaining !

[@Xyryn]

You don't know how much you helped🎉🙏🏻

[@sadhbhdelahunt]

Brilliant, you rock. I didn't know Lindsey, will look her up.

[@cristaviolin]

I’m going to have to do this!! So genius 🙌

[@MarijkeViolin]

😊🧡

[@mitcherny6965]

Your silent violin experience could be improved greatly by removing the violin and leaving the strap only.

[@MarijkeViolin]

Could be lol or troll, but let's go with lollllll😂

[@sadhbhdelahunt]

As John Lee Sanders said if you want to electrify a violin my not just play electric guitar. Better to put a violin up to a microphone as pugging into the body of a wooden violin changes the sound and the electric violins like any eg Yamaha etc have a different sound.

[@christophertsiliacos8958]

No matter how you cut it, chop it, slice it, dice it, mince it, shred it, or fillet it, you play so much better without the strap. 😉

[@MarijkeViolin]

That makes sense ofcourse, because I'm not used to it yet. I plan to play my electric violin more and use the strap on that one.

[@Clayne151]

Then we would never have progress. Somebody "fixed" the lyra to make the first predecessor of the violin and that was fixed many times over to get to the instrument we know as a violin.

[@MarijkeViolin]

I find having fun equally important as making progress. So I'll keep on practicing and have lots of fun on the way. 😁

[@christophertsiliacos8958]

@@MarijkeViolin I agree. Like anything, it takes time to adjust. I’m just saying your new homemade violin harness doesn’t do you justice, for now. In the meantime, your violin playing is a whole lot better when you’re not on the strap. 😉 🎻 🎶