Rosin And Strings, Is one better for certain types Options

[Libitina]

Just in case some of you have tried far more of these rosins than I,

Does any one here have a preference to a certain type of rosin for a particular type of string make.

I'm using pirastro T's and Hindersine rosin and was wondering if it actually makes any difference what type of rosin I use, Would the Pirastro rosin be better suited to those strings. ?


Lib

[DiscoPants]

Denatured alcohol, aka methylated spirits is not methanol. You don't want to be messing with pure methanol. Very nasty stuff.
Methylated spirits is usually 90% ethanol, 10% methanol. I always try to get more expensive stuff (95% ethanol) because I worry about the methanol toxicity. This is for french polishing/varnish abuse by the way: I've never cleaned bow hair as Jo describes (or ever felt the need to do so...)

[jojo]

Denatured alcohol, aka methylated spirits is not methanol.

whatever is called (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) could not remember right word for it at the time, so thank you DiscoPants for telling me the 'right one' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Thanks, my bow is quite new so at the moment I would easily get away with using a cloth on it. I don't think I would be brave enough to take the frog off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

it's ok, if you don't take the frog off then tense the hair quite a bit before you clean, so to get hair away from stick as much as possible (without snapping the bow of course (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ) as you don't want to touch the wood of the stick with your cloth which is damp with methylated spirit (now I know the right word (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) )

but really....taking the frog off sounds 'scary' but I can ASSURE YOU it is NO big deal AT ALL, just take it off and you will see what I mean, it's a 'baby's job', you just don't realise it is not an issue at all until you actually do it, I used to be frightened of this too, until I saw it done by someone else then it clicked: 'what was I worried about' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)