violin shoulder rest
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($23.33 avg), but soft demand (-21.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$23.33avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$6.80–$91.20cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good6.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good839.25avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good$487K$487K/yr · 328K searches
Competition
Good54%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Okay3.6%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-21.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, violin shoulder rest is a $487K/yr Amazon United States market (328K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
Market data
- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $583K–$700K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- 20%
- 1 of 5 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 6.4%
- Avg BSR
- #18
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 96%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 3.9%
- Avg brand age
- 66 months
- Avg seller age
- 197 days
Competition
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 rising
Sellers
68
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
54%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
11%
- NANYI26%
- Kun17%
- Fiddlerman16%
- EVEREST14%
- SUEWIO13%
- Meidier3%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -21.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
NANYI 4/4 Violin Shoulder Rest Collapsible Adjustable 3/4 Size Violin niversal Type Violin Parts soft Safety Easy to use High strength sponge (Black) mute and rosin.
NANYI$9.304.6★668 rev
Fiddlerman Wood Violin Shoulder Rest for 4/4 and 3/4 with Collapsible and Height Adjustable Feet
Fiddlerman$22.634.6★1,884 rev
SUEWIO Violin Shoulder Rest for 4/4-3/4 Size with Collapsible and Height Adjustable Feet Including a Violin Practice Mute
SUEWIO$9.984.4★1,512 rev
Kun Original - 4/4 Violin Shoulder Rest
Kun$28.154.7★2,403 rev
Kun Collapsible Shoulder Rest - 4/4 Violin
Kun$30.184.7★1,325 rev
Newest
by launch date
Violin Shoulder Rest Adjustable 3/4-4/4 Professional Violin Shoulder Pad for Full Size 4/4 and 3/4 Violins Ergonomic Foam Padding & Anti-Slip Silicone Feet Height Adjustable Support
Fibnek$7.4712 rev
Ergonomic Violin Shoulder Rest for Students & Beginners Lightweight Adjustable Fit for 4/4 & 3/4 Violins Soft EVA Padding Secure Silicone Feet
Meidier$6.8063 rev
REGIUX Violin Shoulder Rest Black for 4/4-3/4 Size Violins Adjustable Height and Angle
REGIUX$11.2224 rev
Violin Shoulder Rest for 4/4 and 3/4 Size Collapsible and Height Adjustable Feet Universal Type Parts Soft Easy to use High Strength Sponge (Black)
JUNYVIO$9.453 rev
SAS Adjustable Ergonomic Violin Shoulder Rest for 4/4 & 3/4
Generic$67.8820 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumViolin Shoulder Rest Adjustable 3/4-4/4 Professional Violin Shoulder Pad for Full Size 4/4 and 3/4 Violins Ergonomic Foam Padding & Anti-Slip Silicone Feet Height Adjustable Support
Fibnek$7.474.3★
Kun Collapsible Shoulder Rest - 4/4 Violin
Kun$30.184.7★
EVEREST Violin Shoulder Pad 1/4-1/10 Size Black EZ-1A
EVEREST$17.114.6★
REGIUX Violin Shoulder Rest Black for 4/4-3/4 Size Violins Adjustable Height and Angle
REGIUX$11.224.6★
Violin Shoulder Rest for 4/4 and 3/4 Size Collapsible and Height Adjustable Feet Universal Type Parts Soft Easy to use High Strength Sponge (Black)
JUNYVIO$9.454.2★
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“well-made for the price”
“Comfortable”
“easy to adjust, good fit”
“Good for price”
“It can be adjusted”
“Grip is good”
“It is quite durable”
“After careful shaping this thing is rock solid stable”
“Easy to use”
“Very easy to install”
What buyers complain about
“poor quality”
“Broke in 6 weeks”
“smaller than expected”
“It was very uncomfortable for a 12 year old boy”
“However, it is less adjustable”
“the exposed metal parts are not violin friendly”
“the plastic is stiff enough to not flex”
“Very flimsy”
“a defective shoulder rest”
“Does not hold pitch as pegs wont stay tight”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is violin shoulder rest profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $487K/yr across 24 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the violin shoulder rest niche?
- 12 brands and 68 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in violin shoulder rest?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 3.6%.
- When does demand for violin shoulder rest peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the violin shoulder rest niche?
- Listings span $6.80–$91.20; the average listing price is $23.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 839 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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