Rosin for desert summer climate?

[MicheleJ]

We live in an area of similar climate to Denver, Salt Lake City , Albuquerque. What rosin is a good choice in general?

Also is it recommended to change rosins for summer and winter seasons?

My kids are frustrated because they are needing to use much more rosin now that it is summer. If the problem isn't the type of rosin- what else might explain the need to rosin more frequently?

[jallenbass]

I live in the high desert of Oregon and find Carlsson to be effective.

[Cory Palmer]

Humidity is the main factor for what kind of rosin to use. In dry climates use a soft rosin and in humid climates use hard. Kolstein soft is a good soft rosin. Swedish rosins like Nyman's and Carlsson's would work well too. Pop's might dry out quickly in a desert climate.

[MicheleJ]

We are currently using Nyman- Hart label says BAS.

It seemed ok in the winter although my two kid's teacher did ask them to use more rosin. It seemed the hair just did not pick up as much as he wanted it to, even then. It is more difficult now that is is hotter so we'll try a softer rosin and see what that does. Thanks.

[jallenbass]

Can't get much softer than Nyman or Carlsson. It got hot here for awhile and the rosin got really sticky.

[Dr Rod]

My experience with Carlsson and Nyman's in the summer is not quite as positive as the one from the other colleagues. Perhaps they use less rosin than I do.

I found Kolstein rosin to be excellent in the summer, no glue-ups, keeps the hair really clean. It was a tip from Prof Jack Budrow. I bought the duo-pack (a cake that has half hard and half solft) and used the hard part for the really hot days. Prof. Albert Laszlo swears by the Kolstein all-weather rosin for the summer.

[jfv]

Originally Posted by jallenbass

Can't get much softer than Nyman or Carlsson. It got hot here for awhile and the rosin got really sticky.

What about Pops? I've been using that for the last 6
months now, but this is the first summer I'm coming into
and its getting softer, I just wonder if its gonna liquify and
flow all over my bookshelf. Was thinking of switching to
Carlsson again with the warmer weather, but I'm still in
a 'wait and see' mode so far

[fingerstyle]

I live in Melbourne, Australia and I've found that Nymans is ALOT more softer than Pops, and has alot of grab in it. Pops is supposed to be soft, but its just.. not.

[jaff]

I've been using Carlsson also for about 3 years in the Tucson area and find that it works well as long as I keep it in a cool place. My teacher likes Kolstein, but I think it is a little too soft.

[JoeyNaeger]

The effectiveness of pops heavily depends on the freshness of the cake. It gets a bit hard after about 6 months after its made. I prefer Oak myself but it sounds like anything on the sticky side would be okay.

[Dr Rod]

Originally Posted by jaff

I've been using Carlsson also for about 3 years in the Tucson area and find that it works well as long as I keep it in a cool place.

That was my point, if you are in an air conditioned environment all the time, then you can use basically any rosin.

Originally Posted by jaff

My teacher likes Kolstein, but I think it is a little too soft.

It depends, there are 4 kinds I believe (hard, med, soft, all weather), do you know what kind he uses?

I am a pop's user myself, I use it year round, but Kolstein hard and all-weather have helped me with the very hot days.

I agree that Pop's can vary depending on the individual cake, it's age, the climate where it has been stored etc...

[thebasswizard]

I haven't used it before, but Super Sensitive makes this new "Clarity" rosin that apparently comes in a winter or summer version. I think it is synthetic, but it might be worth checking out.