Questions & Answers

Unwind the bow

How often do we open a violin or viola case, or we take the cello bow ourt of its cover, and we see that the bow is still tight, it has not been unwound, loosened up. No wonder that such a bow will most likely have lost its bounce, its spring, its technical function. The bow HAS to be relaxed after our practice, rehearsdal or performance. This could be called a somewghat 'criminal' offense as this will distroy the bow's springiness. The bow has to rest in a relaxed condition to maintain its vitality, freshness, and technical strength.

Rosin

Too much or too little rosin won't harm the bow but the sounjd of the bow will suffer if there is too much or too little. If too much rosing is appl;ied, tyhe sound will be 'smoky', scratchy, rough. With too little rosin the sound will be uneven and too feeble. Good rosin is a pleasure to play with. The rosin that our customers and we consider the 'world's best rosin, you find it...

...here for violin and viola

...here for cello