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Question about violin and rosin.....

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dezell123

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I have a question...

I have a cube of rosin, in a little cube wooden thingie. How would I apply rosin to the bow?


I am seriously considering taking lessons; please, I just need this questiona answered
 
Rub it the full length of the bow, depending on how used the rosin is the number of strokes can vary.

The area nearest the frog (where you hold it) will need more than the rest.

It's hard to describe how much you need, it's something you have to learn from experience. Too little & the bow will slide without making proper sound, too much & you'll get white dust all over the end of the fingerboard & between the fingerboard & bridge.

Viper GTS
 
99.9% of people use way way way to much rosin. You should never ever have more than a extremly light dusting of very fine rosin particles after say 1 hour of vigorous playing.

No, the frog does not need more rosin than the tip or middle, unless of course you want a cloud of dust everytime you attack.

In addition, if you have nice quality hair on your bow and you have you bow rehaired enough, then rosin is not needed to prevent sliding, it simply increases the life of the hair, while giving a more connected sound. If you can slide your fingernail on the hair and it turns white then you have to much rosin.

When to much rosin has been applied, the hair is not longer contacting the string, it is simply skating around on tiny rosin beads... hence the gritty sound that many people have, due simply to overuse of rosin
 
Flat

People seem to tend to be much more heavy handed in that area of the bow, while in & of itself it does not need more it tends to get worn faster (at least in my experience).

And you are definitely right on the quality of the bow hair, cheap bows are a bitch to work with.

Viper GTS
 
rub the rosin quckly (about 10 times) on the lower 6th of the bow.

Then gently slide the bow over the rosin about 4 times. Try to use the same area of the rosin each time so you will eventually build up an indentation and it's easier to slide.
 
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