carlsson

lecoreis · #1 12-23-2009, 06:13 PM

ok who knows what carlsson is made of?

**Francois Blais** · #2 12-23-2009, 07:32 PM

Rosin?

Fletcher Lanning · #3 12-23-2009, 08:09 PM

Rosin is basically boiled and sometimes treated tree resin.

lecoreis · #4 12-23-2009, 10:27 PM

yes sorry Rosin
tree but Carlson is not Oak Right?

Bill Bentgen · #5 12-24-2009, 07:26 AM

Most rosin recipes are secret.

The formula for Oak rosin was hidden away for a long time. Gaston Brohan, principle bass of the Detroit Symphony for a lot of years and bass professor at Wayne State University made Oak rosin in his garage. When he died, Oak was unavailable and a lot of us switched to Pops. The history of the formula is here: http://www.gregorianstrings.com/history.html - - - but the formula isn't! :-)

dutchie · #6 12-24-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Bentgen

Most rosin recipes are secret.

The formula for Oak rosin was hidden away for a long time. Gaston Brohan, principle bass of the Detroit Symphony for a lot of years and bass professor at Wayne State University made Oak rosin in his garage. When he died, Oak was unavailable and a lot of us switched to Pops. The history of the formula is here: http://www.gregorianstrings.com/history.html - - - but the formula isn't! :-)

Bill, are you inferring that the Oak we buy today from Arnold Gregorian isn't the same stuff made by Gaston? Do you have proof of this?

Bill Bentgen · #7 12-24-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dutchie

Bill, are you inferring that the Oak we buy today from Arnold Gregorian isn't the same stuff made by Gaston? Do you have proof of this?

No. My cute little sentence was meant to bring the discussion back to main topic of the conversation which is the formula for rosins. To clarify the sentence, the history is on the website I pointed to, but the formula for the rosin is not on the website.

I've tried the resurrected Oak rosin and it's the same as I remember it from back in the '60's. Had I not spent 30 years with Pops I would probably have gone back to Oak.

Mark Carlsen · #8 12-24-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lecoreis

ok who knows what carlsson is made of?

I"ve been asked this many times over the years....

Had to jump in on this one, Ho Ho Ho to everyone and Happy 2010....

**Chris Fitzgerald** · #9 12-24-2009, 07:31 PM

No politics. Merry Christmas, folks.

lecoreis · #10 12-25-2009, 04:16 PM

Merry Christmas to everyon

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