Pirastro cello rosin is THE best rosin I've ever tried. I tried Goldflex. Too mellow. Not much grip. I tried Hill Dark rosin . It does have a nice bite to the sound but too much dust. Sometimes gets that choking sound when you least expect it. Hidersine was the worst for me. Too dusty and broke after a week of use. Another one I dislike is Jade. It may work for violins but not for me. I ordered some Pirastro cello rosin from KC strings a couple days ago. Can't wait to try it again. Hear what's missing from my instrument.
All 5 of these leaves strings coated fairly quickly, which makes the sound change to an iffy, unsteady tone. Cleaning the strings in the middle of a long piece is not feasible. I've used 3 but found reviews saying this about the other 2. One review recommended the Andrea green. Not finding a good rosin for the cello is one reason I went back to the violin (it's not easy there, but you can find them). I'll tell you how to clean the bow hair without damaging anything. Do NOT use alcohol or bow hair cleaner. It leaves a sticky mess. Superstitious music store people will pooh pooh this, but I have never noticed any damage to the bow hair. Get acetone at the hardware store, put a little in a small shallow disk, unscrew the frog and run the bow hair through it just once. Blot with a paper towel. Be sure none remains on the stick or frog or your fingers, acetone is strong. Your bow is ready to re-rosin after 15 minutes of drying. That said, for violin sometimes you can only get the sound you want by layering two rosins. Don't know about cello, but try it and leave a comment. For example, I routinely use Eudoxa and Oliv rosin on Oliv strings, or Eudoxa and Pirastro Gold on Gold strings. When it starts to sound a little too bright I use the Eudoxa to smooth it out. When it starts to sound a little too dull, then the Oliv or Gold to get the bite back.
Ive been using a red pirastro cellisto I and I love it. I was sent a few bows to try from cello shop and the salesperson insisted I should be using a black rosin. I find it makes my playing screatchy. Maybe I just need to get used to it.
Since rosin is a made from various pine tree resins from different regions, and have their unique melting points, would it make sense that certain rosins are made to suit the temperature of your environment? Perhaps hard rosins suit warmer and humid climates while a softer/stickier rosins suit cooler dry climates?
The rosen my cello came with is really clear and more akin to yellow than ember. Sometimes when I play the open C string Sometimes I get harmonics. So now I ordered specific cello rosen.
nice review! in regards to stickiness and colour i've found it's not so clear cut. Pops rosin, a bass rosin, is very soft and sticky but has a medium amber colour.
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Thank you for this! Literaly looked all over the internet for a comparison of these major brands!
Pirastro cello rosin is THE best rosin I've ever tried. I tried Goldflex. Too mellow. Not much grip. I tried Hill Dark rosin . It does have a nice bite to the sound but too much dust. Sometimes gets that choking sound when you least expect it. Hidersine was the worst for me. Too dusty and broke after a week of use. Another one I dislike is Jade. It may work for violins but not for me.
I ordered some Pirastro cello rosin from KC strings a couple days ago. Can't wait to try it again. Hear what's missing from my instrument.
Thanks for this. I just picked up cello again after a 48-year gap (I had played in junior high, but couldn't afford one for high school).
Glad I could help!
Wow - I thought my 15 year gap was a lot! Best of luck. 😊👍🏻 I’m far more enthusiastic this time around - hope you are too.
Mine was a 22 year gap. Keep going!
All 5 of these leaves strings coated fairly quickly, which makes the sound change to an iffy, unsteady tone. Cleaning the strings in the middle of a long piece is not feasible. I've used 3 but found reviews saying this about the other 2. One review recommended the Andrea green. Not finding a good rosin for the cello is one reason I went back to the violin (it's not easy there, but you can find them).
I'll tell you how to clean the bow hair without damaging anything. Do NOT use alcohol or bow hair cleaner. It leaves a sticky mess. Superstitious music store people will pooh pooh this, but I have never noticed any damage to the bow hair. Get acetone at the hardware store, put a little in a small shallow disk, unscrew the frog and run the bow hair through it just once. Blot with a paper towel. Be sure none remains on the stick or frog or your fingers, acetone is strong. Your bow is ready to re-rosin after 15 minutes of drying.
That said, for violin sometimes you can only get the sound you want by layering two rosins. Don't know about cello, but try it and leave a comment. For example, I routinely use Eudoxa and Oliv rosin on Oliv strings, or Eudoxa and Pirastro Gold on Gold strings. When it starts to sound a little too bright I use the Eudoxa to smooth it out. When it starts to sound a little too dull, then the Oliv or Gold to get the bite back.
Ive been using a red pirastro cellisto I and I love it.
I was sent a few bows to try from cello shop and the salesperson insisted I should be using a black rosin.
I find it makes my playing screatchy.
Maybe I just need to get used to it.
Thanks for making this video!!
Since rosin is a made from various pine tree resins from different regions, and have their unique melting points, would it make sense that certain rosins are made to suit the temperature of your environment? Perhaps hard rosins suit warmer and humid climates while a softer/stickier rosins suit cooler dry climates?
The rosen my cello came with is really clear and more akin to yellow than ember. Sometimes when I play the open C string Sometimes I get harmonics. So now I ordered specific cello rosen.
nice review! in regards to stickiness and colour i've found it's not so clear cut. Pops rosin, a bass rosin, is very soft and sticky but has a medium amber colour.
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what do you think of kolchtein rosin? do you think it's on amazon that we have the freshest rosin or is it on thomas or another site
Consordini, please answer which rosin is better: Larica gold III or Laubach gold???