I know I sound like a broken record on rosin, but whatever you do, do
*not* use those broken chunks of rosin on your wheel: they are what
will ensure that you have "too much rosin," a term that actually
refers to badly applied rosin, not a specific quantity. I'm amazed
that even experienced players often use rosining techniques that
create problems. Those broken chunks are almost certain to build an
uneven coating that breaks and leaves sharp, powdery flecks of rosin
all over the wheel, resulting in the horrible sound that we all know
too well. On the other hand, if you have a smooth chunk of rosin with
a flat surface and you move it back and forth across the surface of
the wheel you could apply it from here till next Thursday and not have
"too much": a smooth coating just keeps building up without edges that
can break and create problems.
-Arle
On Feb 2, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Jocelyn Demuth wrote:
Actually, if you have a synthetic wheel - liquid rosin is a
necessity since the cake rosin doesn't adhere to the wheel very
well. Otherwise, yeah - whatever the fiddle player brought.
However, fiddle player's rosin tend to be in small nuggets from
being dropped repeatedly and broken into smaller and smaller
pieces. My fiddle case is full of these quarter sized chunks.
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Subject: RE: [HG] Rosin, liquid or cake?
Liquid rosin is just a useless complication , use whatever
the fiddle player brought .
Henry ,
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Subject: [HG] Rosin, liquid or cake?
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 14:28:21 -0800
As a bassist, over the last 10 years, I've grown fond of "Pop's"
brand of rosin. Is there a group preference to what type of
Rodin, which brand, and the pros and cons of folid vs liquid,
this I'd love to know the difference.
