Metal Rosin

[bassivus]

Has anyone tried some rosin with added metal particles? For example: http://www.larica.ch/en/index.html

[bejoyous]

Hmmm, never heard of it. Maybe it helps the sound to "cut through."

[Dr Rod]

I tried it in Germany, and went back to Pop's and Kolstein within two weeks or so. It's not a bad rosin but it is less sticky than Pops and the like.

[Rodger Bryan]

I have never tried it, but my wife likes the way the gold rosin works for her violin playing

As with any other rosin, carefully remove excess rosin dust from your instrument, bow and strings after playing. I suspect that the metal particles may lend more of an abrasive quality to the rosin- but I am not certain.

[mje]

As the particles are gold- I assume gold leaf- they're not abrasive. I suspect they don't actually contribute anything at all to the quality of the rosin. Gold leaf is an astoundingly thin material, and a cheap way to add a veneer of prestige to many products- including food.

[Eric Rene Roy]

Originally Posted by bassivus

Has anyone tried some rosin with added metal particles? For example: http://www.larica.ch/en/index.html

This is the new Leibenzeller then? Violinists used to search high and low for Leibenzeller...a bit gimmicky, but had some devout followers...I never heard of it for bass though.

[bassivus]

Originally Posted by Dr Rod

I tried it in Germany, and went back to Pop's and Kolstein within two weeks or so. It's not a bad rosin but it is less sticky than Pops and the like.

Interesting. Would you put it in the row of non sticky - non bass rosins like Bernadel cello rosin (also dusty ones) or more like harder, summer grades of bass rosins?
I have first heard for Leibenzeller from my student who has tried it once (also in Germany) and has claimed it is very strong ?!?

[Dr Rod]

Originally Posted by bassivus

my student who has tried it once claimed it is very strong ?!?

no, not in my opinion.

This was about 6 years ago so I could not possibly give you an accurate review.

If the formula is the same, this rosin was a soft bass rosin, not a powdery cello rosin. It worked well for solos as it did not tend to cake-up on the string, but it was not as strong as Pop's/Kolstein Soft/Nymann for orchestral purposes. It was pretty good for the first minute but it did not remain sticky for long. Please bear in mind that these impressions are 6 years old.

[bassivus]

Originally Posted by Dr Rod

no, not in my opinion.

This was about 6 years ago so I could not possibly give you an accurate review.

If the formula is the same, this rosin was a soft bass rosin, not a powdery cello rosin. It worked well for solos as it did not tend to cake-up on the string, but it was not as strong as Pop's/Kolstein Soft/Nymann for orchestral purposes. It was pretty good for the first minute but it did not remain sticky for long. Please bear in mind that these impressions are 6 years old.

Thanks! I understand it's an old impression but its precious because its so rare to find someone that has tried it. Probably because it's hard to find and is quite expensive for experiment...
Here they claim to have two grades of bass rosin: http://www.larica.ch/en/about/index.html
I'm actually trying to find the formula of rosin that I will not have to throw away after 6-12 months because it has "dried-out"...