Double Bass cold/dry weather rosin?

[DownLow]

Some questions for my fellow northern bassists who are enduring winter....

Do you have a favorite rosin for when the weather gets cold and dry?

Do you go to a softer rosin when the humidity drops?

Is there a certain room temperature or humidity that causes you to reach for one type or rosin over another?

Thanks!

 

[Square Bear]

i used to use pops exclusively. now that i'm in new england, i find myself using kolstein more often, but i switch back and forth still. if my rosin seems dusty and dry, i'll go for kolstein. otherwise, pops it is. i don't use rosin very often though.

 

[jonas]

I recently switched from Pops to Petz Premium.
Petz Premium (brown box) is totally different to the old original Petz (green box). The Premium is very soft. They use bees wax to make it. Works great in winter.

 

[Hector Wolff]

I live on Long Island New York, an I am quite happy with Kolstein's All Weather. I find no need to change rosin from summer to winter.

The only time it seems too dry (powdery) is when it is too old. But that seems to take about two years.

 

[Eric Swanson]

Kolstein Soft.

 

[Dr Rod]

having lived in Winnipeg, the coldest city in Canada, either Pop's or Kolstein soft did the trick if you kept them warm in your pocket. I basically had 2 cakes of rosin in my pocket at all times.

 

[Dr Rod]

I recently switched from Pops to Petz Premium.
Petz Premium (brown box) is totally different to the old original Petz (green box). The Premium is very soft. They use bees wax to make it. Works great in winter.

Interesting...


never heard of it, I should give it a try.

 

[Williams]

I use Kolstein Soft at all times. Just less of it in the summer.

 

[reedo35]

Oak Soft

 

[LouisF]

After reading this and the Oak rosin threads (and being a longtime Carlson's/Nyman's user - I swear they're same by the way!-) I decided to try the Kostein All-weather, and, just for the heck of it, the Petz Premium.

The Petz is surprising good. Not at all like the stuff in the green can I used in high school. Grabs well, not scratchy, leaves a little powder, but really makes for a warm, mellow, well, Viennese, sound on the various combinations of basses and bows I tried.

The Kolstein All-weather is also very good, less "tacky' than the Carlson/Nyman's but seems to grab well, with a clean sound, but of the two, I actually prefer the Petz.

Go figure.

Louis

 

[Bijoux]

I live in Colorado, and it's pretty dry here all year round. A little more humidity during the spring, but it's overall pretty dry.
I've always used Pop's, but I was looking for something that performs better with the dryness.
Kolstein soft did the trick. In fact it feels like I have a whole new bass and bow!
I also got Kolstein all weather which I have not tried yet, and of course I still have Pop's if what it takes is a combination.

 

[Thelowestoflow]

i like using a really dried out cake maybe once every 3 days in the cold.

 

[DeanPlaysBass]

I live in Edmonton AB and Pops all year round for me