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This question is normally asked for one of two reasons: The player just bought a new rosin and wants to know if putting their new rosin over their old rosin on the bow hair is a problem. The player wants...
When rosining a violin, viola or cello bow, our general rule of thumb is ‘less is more’. Too much rosin will make your instrument sound ‘harsh’ and ‘scratchy’ and leave excess rosin residue on your instrument and strings. On the...
The consistency of rosin ranges from soft and sticky to hard and dry. Generally, violinists and violists prefer ‘hard and dry’ while cellists and double bassists prefer ‘soft and sticky’. While this is a very generalist statement and certainly not...
The short answer is yes! If rosin isn’t regularly cleaned off the body of your violin, viola, cello or double bass, it can become embedded in the varnish and cause irreversible damage...
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