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| wierd phenomenon, what's going on with my rosin? |
| katemorrisviolin |
 Dec 14 2011, 08:37 PM
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Hi lovely forumites, I noticed a strange phenomenon today when practicing. I noticed there was no rosin dust on my violin after I'd played for a bit, as there usually is. I was also getting frustrated with the tone of my playing too, the bow was not gripping the strings as it should and not sounding as nice as it should. I tried putting more rosin on the bow but it stubbornly refused to work, the rosin cake just didn't seem to be working, it was very smooth and hard, not dusting up as it should at all. There seemed to be zero rosin dust on the bow hair. I have two rosin cakes and both were equally useless. What's going on? Is it something to do with the damp weather we're having in Guernsey? Or the age of my bow hair or rosin? Wierd.
I'd ask my teacher but he's very selfishly and inconsiderately gone on holiday. |
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| katemorrisviolin |
Dec 14 2011, 09:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 504 Joined: 27-September 11 From: Guernsey Member No.: 322745 |
Thankyou for your help. Darn it, I was hoping it would only be a matter of a new rosin. Guitarists don't have to mess about so much with these things! They just fuss over their nails. Still, worth it eh.
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| Flossie |
Dec 14 2011, 09:08 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 6779 Joined: 12-January 09 From: N.E. England Member No.: 52007 |
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katemorrisviolin wierd phenomenon Dec 14 2011, 08:37 PM
owainsutton Bow hair wearing out seem like the most likely exp... Dec 14 2011, 08:49 PM katemorrisviolin Ah....it's over 20 years old, been unused for ... Dec 14 2011, 08:53 PM
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Ah....it's over 20 years old, been unused for... Dec 14 2011, 09:01 PM ViolinQueen
Hi lovely forumites, I noticed a strange phenomen... Dec 14 2011, 08:55 PM katemorrisviolin
that wasn't meant to be funny...
yes it wa... Dec 14 2011, 09:00 PM katemorrisviolin
Thankyou for your help. Darn it, I was hoping it... Dec 14 2011, 09:10 PM Tenor Viol
[quote name='Flossie' post='1114189' date='Dec 14... Dec 14 2011, 11:43 PM Blackbird77 It sounds similar to what recently happened to my ... Dec 15 2011, 07:58 AM fsharpminor I have selling rosin in tonnage quantities for ma... Dec 15 2011, 08:39 AM katemorrisviolin Thankyou guys, it all makes sense now. :wave: :t... Dec 15 2011, 10:12 AM |
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