Rosin

[Jeff Moote]

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 )