About us
Special pride and care with Alexander Accessories
Tony Mason started Alexander Accessories over 30 years ago. There seemed, at that time, to be a shortage of high quality hand made chinrests and tailpieces, particularly in traditionally stained genuine boxwood. Goodness knows what made us think we had any chance of attaining this goal - but we still strive for perfection to this day.
We have continued to use all the traditional techniques - everything is scraped by hand, sanded and polished using natural waxes.
Our design styles
Some prospective customers are disappointed when they learn we do not carry any stock but this is almost an impossibility.
With so many variations in each style, e.g. High Teka Continental, Old English and Giraffe to mention just one design and a similar number of Guarnerius style variations.
This amounts to over 40 different designs of chinrests that could be ordered in any of four different types of wood.
Professional standards
Many of our customers who are professional players tell us they need their chinrest to be as light as possible to minimise fatigue and optimise sound quality. All our designs are influenced by this.
All our designs are influenced by this criteria. By each chinrest photo is listed the average weight of the chinrest, made in boxwood (including the standard nickel silver fittings). Those made in ebony are heavier, probably by 10-20%. We also supply the chinrests in varying standard heights, where practical, to meet most customers' physiques and playing styles.
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