So I got a new violin.. and I tried it out..sounded horrible..My friend told me I need to put Rossin on the bow strings..so I bought Rossin and it's like this bar of gel type stuff and I've been rubbing the bow strings with it and it wont apply...should I melt the rossin a bit? I am completely new with violins and I wanted to try and teach myself a bit until I can find an instructor.
2006-12-29 07:26:01 · 7 answers · asked by Navi 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The rossin shoulden't really be gell. But a hard like block of stuf thats easily scratchable.
Tighten the bow a little and rub the rosin block on the hair. about six strokes should do it. Do not touch the bow hairs the oil from your hands will ruin your bow.
Hehe the bow hair is made from horse tail! Cool eh?!
2006-12-29 07:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mysterious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't melt good rossin, what you do is scratch up the rossin really good until it's white. Make sure you get gashes in it, because then the little pieces of rossin and dust from it will go on your bow properly. Trust me, I'm a professional musician. If the violin still sounds bad then the problem lays within the instrument, not the bow.
2006-12-29 07:28:46 · answer #2 · answered by kaizoku 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rubbing the rossin causes friction and although u can't tell its on there the bow should have some powerdery rossin on it. Its not supposed to be jelly its a powder.
2006-12-29 07:35:44 · answer #3 · answered by ShebonQUAqua 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take the rosin out of the paper box it comes in and rub it up against the strings. I actually slid a razor blade on my rosin so that it wouldn't be so 'new' and it glided on the strings MUCH better. Don't melt it or anything.
2006-12-29 07:29:00 · answer #4 · answered by omgrachie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!! Don't melt it. You use it dry. Just rub the bow strings across it just like you are doing. The more you use it you will start to notice it turns to powder. But don't melt it.
2006-12-29 07:28:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is going on, you just can't see it. Trust me I played viola for about 4 years, it does go on, you just can't see it it doesn't immediately start wearing away. Also, your violiln may be out of tune! HOPE THIS HELPS!
2006-12-29 07:28:18 · answer #6 · answered by attax321 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its applying, dont worry. dont melt it.
just run it down the strings a few times.
2006-12-29 07:27:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋