Double Bass Gummy Rosin Glazing Bow

[MaxPpod]

I have pops rosin but I moved it too a silicone container so I didn’t have to battle with the paper cup and it getting stuck inside the plastic container. Now, the rosin is super soft, almost like putty, it’s super sticky, and whenever I apply it to my bow my bow will be grippy for a little bit but immediately glazes over. Even with a fresh rehair it just destroys it. Does anyone have any tips on how to dry out my rosin so that it can be hard and powdery again like pops should be?

 

[Leo Smith]

Fresh proper Pops is not hard at all. it is some of the softest stickiest bass rosin available.

 

[Ric Vice]

There are other types of rosin, I used Pop’s for years. Now I use Weidoft it’s harder rosin. Pre Pops I used Carlson’s.
Rosin is supposed to be sticky Baseball players use a Rosin bag, now that’s a sticky business. I never had a problem with Weidoft’s

 

[Mark Gollihur]

Yeah, as others said above, I'd try moving to another rosin that maybe is a little firmer. Where are you, geographically? Your local climate/temperature/humidity levels can sometimes be an important consideration.

 

[MaxPpod]

Yeah, as others said above, I'd try moving to another rosin that maybe is a little firmer. Where are you, geographically? Your local climate/temperature/humidity levels can sometimes be an important consideration.

Im in Las Vegas so it gets pretty hot here. I thought about getting the Kolstiens All-Weather because that one seems to be a good hard rosin.

 

[Mark Gollihur]

Im in Las Vegas so it gets pretty hot here. I thought about getting the Kolstiens All-Weather because that one seems to be a good hard rosin.

The nice thing is that rosin is (relative to other bass things) not a huge investment. I like the new 050 rosin from Netherlands; the "hard" formulation is still surprisingly supple. I'm also a fan of the Wiedoeft mentioned above. And Carlsson is a long time favorite; harder in formulation, but still grippy while also being smooth. So many to choose from!

We sell a lot of Pops' - it's true - but I've never particularly been a fan of it in my own playing. While incredibly popular and always in demand, It's too sticky and goopy for my personal taste. I guess I just don't personally favor the "Texas sizzle." ;-)

 

[Lee Moses]

Im in Las Vegas so it gets pretty hot here. I thought about getting the Kolstiens All-Weather because that one seems to be a good hard rosin.

Solid choice, IMO.

 

[Wasnex]

I apply it to my bow my bow will be grippy for a little bit but immediately glazes over.

I used Pops for many years and remember a similar experience. Towards the end of my playing career, I moved on to Carlsson and was surprised by how much better I liked it. I was in San Antonio at the time.

 

[T_Bone_TL]

If you adapted to using dried out Pops (which is not hard and powdery as made) you might want to try some of the harder rosins.

I use Sherman's and find it perfectly fine - it IS hard, so much that it shatters when dropped, and does not glaze bow hair, but does leave some powder. I don't want a sticky rosin. I'm toying with trying something else after 9 years just for variety, but definitely looking at the harder end of the spectrum of rosins. I gather that people who like fresh sticky Pops hate Sherman's.

Played for 2 hours today and didn't even need to apply a lick. Rosined up last a week or 3 ago (I don't recall - I put some on at the Farmer's market on Valentines day for sure.)

 

[the_Ryan]

When the hair glazes over from too much of a very sticky rosin, what I find helps is to play it out without re-rosining for a bit since adding more of a very sticky rosin will just make it worse. Combing the hairs with a comb or toothbrush also helps to break them up.

I don’t know how scientifically-backed this is, but after I’ve played the hair and rosin in for a bit I find that a light scrubbing of a very powdery rosin like Nyman/Carlsson can help as well in deglazing the hair and restoring grip as well.

 

[PaulCannon]

I don’t know how scientifically-backed this is, but after I’ve played the hair and rosin in for a bit I find that a light scrubbing of a very powdery rosin like Nyman/Carlsson can help as well in deglazing the hair and restoring grip as well.

Ed Barker used to suggest supplementing Pops with a few swipes of violin or cello rosin in hot / humid weather. In my experience, that works reasonably well.