Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20190627122349/@comment-26397825-20190723052040

The violin buckler would either be an electric violin (thereby negating the need for the instrument to be hollow) or have the back of the body be thicker without sacrificing the hollow inside. The back of the body would unfold to become the buckler, which also allows the user to turn the strings away from attacks and not have them be damaged in combat. The neck could bend down to act as the handle of the buckler while the strings retract on spools to keep them from becoming loose due to the neck bending.

And the bow rapier would use a spool for the bowhairs, with a small ring that runs on a track up the length of the blade to draw the bowhairs out for playing music. Possibly even have the blade itself be semi retractable so the bow isn't too long when trying to play the violin.