Just a daft question - is there any difference between violin rosin & viola rosin or can you use the same for both?

W

I don't think there is, I've used violin and cello rosin for viola bows

I use 3V violin rosin for my viola - when I asked for viola rosin I was told it didn't exist.

Really?

Eerrm...yes Why?

I honestly had no idea! :S Well, I learnt something today!

That doesn't surprise me - I'll carry on using violin rosin then...

W

The rosin that I use is written: suitable for violin, viola and cello?!

I use Dominant rosin, and it says on the little tin case thing that it's suitable for violin/viola so I don't think there is any difference.

You do get some which are different for different members of the string family. Whether that's a sales pitch or not is open to debate - but many rosin companies make different rosins for cello and bass than for violin. Some companies make different rosins for each of violin and viola, and some (Tartini is an example) make different grades of rosin for each instrument, focussing on various styles of playing.

Other companies, such as Supersensitive, make hypoallergenic rosins, and there's a range here too, for different members of the string family and even different times of year!

Opinions differ, of course, and you're really talking about something which is also influenced by the choice of strings.

Beyond all the hype, a good rosin is one of the cheapest ways to improve the sound of your instrument!!!

Mark

I've heard that it doesn't matter how much rosin costs its the same (no matter what the pacaging says)...unless its the super super cheap stuff im not so sure about it...

Hi, just another question, is there any difference between light and dark rosin (other than the colour) and does it matter if you use e.g dark rosin if you've used light rosin before on the same bow?
Thanks,
Jess

Dark rosin seems way less "grippy" to me, I tried it for a few weeks and reverted to a nice light one...much better.