I like my shoulder pad (ShoulderPet)...works well with both the viola and the violin...no more bruising...and I won't be using the rests any more...I should try to sell them...

...some of discomfort, I'm convinced, is due to the Guanari-type chinrests (the over-the-neck style) I now have on both instruments...but whatever, the shoulder pad really does help...ESP. with the viola...

__________________
<span style='color:green'><span style='font-family:Optima'>Music is what feelings sound like...Anon</span>.</span>