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Double Bass Rosin, Spiros

Selim

Selim

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Maybe rosin is just a personal preference regardless of strings and so this isn't a viable topic, but here goes:

To those with experience bowing Spirocores (I'm using weichs), is there a particular formula or brand of rosin that has worked the "best" for you?

I have tried and used many different rosins over the years, but since I decided to pledge allegiance to an all Spiro set weichs over a year ago, I have only used
- Oak soft plus
- Leatherwood 30 & 60 (current) with the weichs
 
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Selim said:
Maybe rosin is just a personal preference regardless of strings and so this isn't a viable topic, but here goes:

To those with experience bowing Spirocores (I'm using weichs), is there a particular formula or brand of rosin that has worked the "best" for you?

I have tried and used many different rosins over the years, but since I decided to pledge allegiance to an all Spiro set weichs over a year ago, I have only used
- Oak soft plus
- Leatherwood 30 & 60 (current) with the weichs
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I used Pops for a few decades until I tried Carlsson. I thought it was a pretty significant improvement. Haven't tried any other brands.

Not every bass works well with weichs; some border on unbowable.
 
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TLDR: I use Wiedoeft w/3885 Weich on a re-haired w/white Glasser Braided Carbon Fibre German bow and a Vingobow “Master Level Pernambuco” German bow with the stock black hair.

Context: I am (slowly!) making my way through Simandl and playing scales and fiddle tunes in 1/2 and 1st position so I’m obviously no pro. I practice almost exclusively with the bow to improve my ear and intonation for playing at bluegrass and old time jams/busking.

The different bows yield different tones and have different strengths (Glasser is stiffer and quicker for fiddle tunes, Vingobow shakes the floor on the scales and Simandl stuff) but the Wiedoeft works well on both and two swipes lasts a long time.
 
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Bar Star said:
TLDR: I use Wiedoeft w/3885 Weich on a re-haired w/white Glasser Braided Carbon Fibre German bow and a Vingobow “Master Level Pernambuco” German bow with the stock black hair.

Context: I am (slowly!) making my way through Simandl and playing scales and fiddle tunes in 1/2 and 1st position so I’m obviously no pro. I practice almost exclusively with the bow to improve my ear and intonation for playing at bluegrass and old time jams/busking.

The different bows yield different tones and have different strengths (Glasser is stiffer and quicker for fiddle tunes, Vingobow shakes the floor on the scales and Simandl stuff) but the Wiedoeft works well on both and two swipes lasts a long time.
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What hair type did your Glasser have before the white, and did you find much difference in the change? My Finale still has its stock salt+pepper, and will be due for a rehair soon. I haven't seen much chatter about hair for carbon bows, specifically.

As far as rosin, I'm mostly using Kolstein Soft or Carlsson. I haven't experimented with much else - just Kolstein all weather and Petz medium, both pretty "meh" for me (though the Petz smells amazing). I should probably experiment with some others. The rosins I have tried seem to have the same characteristics/behavior regardless of the strings, but I'm currently using S42 mittels on a 3/4 plywood bass, for what it's worth.
 

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