Shoulder pads for violins and the like

A shoulder pad for a violin or a viola, the violin or the viola including a resonance box having a rib, the should pad comprising:

• an elongated base member having a left end, a midpoint, and a right end, said base member further comprising a first hole located between said right end and said midpoint, and a second hole located between said midpoint and said left end;
• opposed and substantially parallel first and second longitudinal walls fixedly attached to said elongated base member and extending upwardly therefrom, said longitudinal walls having left ends, midpoints, and right ends, said first longitudinal wall further comprising a flat top edge, and said second longitudinal wall further comprising a top edge downwardly sloped from said left end toward said midpoint and downwardly sloped from said right end toward said midpoint;
• opposed non-parallel transverse side walls fixedly attached to said elongated base member and extending upwardly therefrom, said transverse side walls having midpoints, said transverse side walls further comprising flexible arms fixedly attached at said midpoint thereof for engaging the rib of the resonance box;
• a plurality of protruding lug pairs fixedly disposed and symmetrically located along said longitudinal walls, wherein:
• a first pair of said protruding lug pairs is located at said left end of said longitudinal walls;
• a second pair of said protruding lug pairs is located at said right end of said longitudinal walls;
• a third pair of said protruding lug pairs is located between said left end and said midpoint of said longitudinal walls;
• and a fourth pair of said protruding lug pairs is located between said midpoint and said right end of said longitudinal walls;
• and
• a plurality of protective rubber pads fixedly attached at a top end of each said protruding lug pair.