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Kolophonium

Discussion in 'Bows and Rosin [DB]' started by kwd, Dec 1, 2003.


  1. Dec 1, 2003 #1
    kwd

    kwd

    Jun 26, 2003
    silicon valley
    I didn't have time to get to the violin store this weekend so I bought a cake of Kolophonium in haste at the local store. I nearly started a fire getting that stuff on the bow and it still won't grab the string. If this is a case of the cake being too old, I'm going to ask for my && back. If it's just lousy rosin, I'll probably still ask for my $$ but I'd like to know.

    (I did find some negative Kolophonium comments in one thread)
     
  5. Dec 2, 2003 #2
    Don Higdon

    Don Higdon

    Dec 11, 1999
    Princeton Junction, NJ
    It is the worst rosin I have ever seen. The worst.
     
  10. Dec 2, 2003 #3
    Mike Goodbar

    Mike Goodbar

    Jun 6, 2001
    Charlotte, NC
    Ditto.
     
  14. Dec 2, 2003 #4
    olivier

    olivier

    Dec 17, 1999
    Paris, France
    I'm glad Don and Mike know what you're talking about. In French, rosin is translates to "colophane", and i think it's "kolophonium" in German... so kolophonium is a brand name ?
     
  18. Dec 2, 2003 #5
    Mike Goodbar

    Mike Goodbar

    Jun 6, 2001
    Charlotte, NC
    I've never seen the word "kolophonium" used on any commonly sold label than Petz, which is what I assume kwd is referring to. I had a cake of Petz in high school, which my teacher made me throw away.

    Cute bear, though:

    [​IMG]
     
  22. Dec 2, 2003 #6
    JMX

    JMX Vorsprung durch Technik

    Sep 4, 2000
    Cologne, Germany
    It is, and the stuff that I used to put on my violin bow worked just fine. Never used Petz though.