What rosin to use with gut strings?

Nuno A. · #1 10-06-2002, 05:41 PM

I finally decided to start bowing again.....
I just bought a french bow since i just got a bad german one which i could never handle right....
Most of the time i play with my 1952 Kay M1 which has G and D plain gut and A and E velvet garbo(gut with metal wound).
I just would like to know if theres anyone out there who bows with gut strings and what rosin you use.
thanks in advance.

NUNO

p.s. i live in south Switzerland, warm weather , cold winter but not humid.

Monte · #2 10-06-2002, 06:17 PM

I use Kolstein Ultra medium with my Eudoxa / Oliv set. However, the Velvets are rougher windings, so when I used Velvets I would get new hair, start a base coat of Pops, and then use Bernadel Cello rosin from then until my next rehair. Cello rosin wasn't as scratchy.

Monte

Hubbertthebass · #3 11-02-2002, 06:27 PM

Monte-
Did you notice any shortened life in the hair after using the cello rosin?
I would think it would be ok, but was just curious to see what you found.
I'm thinking of changing from all steel (very very shot strings) to gut where I do equal bow and pizz.
so this is all good to know,
Thanks!
Evan

Monte · #4 11-02-2002, 11:18 PM

I didn't notice any shortness in hair life, and I would doubt using cello rosin would hurt anything.

Monte

Hubbertthebass · #5 11-03-2002, 10:34 AM

Thanks,
I'll try that out when I get my new strings...
Any suggestions for Cello Rosin then? Or do the Gods at Pop's make Cello Rosin aswell?
Cheers,
Evan

Hubbertthebass · #6 11-03-2002, 10:36 AM

Nevermind on those last questions... forgot that you had already made that suggest.
I'll check it out.
...Evan...