08-02-2007, 02:45 AM
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Join Date: 07-03-2007
Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada
Posts: 47
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My rosin experiences, chronologically: - Some sort of Hidersine given to me with a rental when I first picked up the bass - this stuff was crap. Just useless.
- Carlsson: nice and smooth, good grip. I can see why it's popular with the pros, but many are either still using Pops or are shifting to Kolstein and Oak.
- Kolstein Soft: I liked it at first (during winter), then the warm weather came. It nearly ruined my bow hair, and is very difficult to apply unless kept frozen. I imagine I'd like the harder grades of Kolstein, but I probably won't bother now that I use...
- Oak, the new stuff from Arnold Gregorian. I got a Medium and Hard cake, per his recommendation on the website. I haven't touched the Hard, but then again all I've been playing is orchestral repertoire. I'll probably use the Hard for solo playing, but realistically I could see Medium working for all playing in all conditions. Soft might be nice in the winter, but if I need that I may try the Kolstein again (it's in cold storage )
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