How to Rosin a Bow
Tighten the bow first, then apply the rosin., Hold your rosin in your left hand., Take your bow in your right hand and do normal bow strokes across the rosin., Stroke it across 5-10 times.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Tighten the bow first
Just stroke the bow back and forth across the rosin.
Tighten the bow until it's about the width of a pencil. but don't tighten it until it appears straight.
There should be a natural curve to the bow. (Don't touch the bow hair or bounce it on your arm, as this will make the bow hairs greasy, and harder to play) -
Step 2: then apply the rosin.
(It doesn't matter if you are right- or left-handed, as you always hold the bow in your right hand.) , Make sure that both the tip and the frog ends of the bow are more heavily rosined than the middle. , There is such thing as rosining too much. -
Step 3: Hold your rosin in your left hand.
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Step 4: Take your bow in your right hand and do normal bow strokes across the rosin.
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Step 5: Stroke it across 5-10 times.
Detailed Guide
Just stroke the bow back and forth across the rosin.
Tighten the bow until it's about the width of a pencil. but don't tighten it until it appears straight.
There should be a natural curve to the bow. (Don't touch the bow hair or bounce it on your arm, as this will make the bow hairs greasy, and harder to play)
(It doesn't matter if you are right- or left-handed, as you always hold the bow in your right hand.) , Make sure that both the tip and the frog ends of the bow are more heavily rosined than the middle. , There is such thing as rosining too much.
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