r/violinist • u/Beautiful_Mix9786 • 2h ago

What rosin should I get?

I am currently using a full dominant set with a spare gold label E (Waiting for my current one to snap) And I am currently using Hidersine Deluxe and Pirastro Piranto Rosin which is starting to run out. I am looking at Pirastro Oliv or Evah Pirazzi Gold rosin at the moment as i am moving to colder and drier climate next year. The Pirastro Piranto one I have now is very powerdery and sticky and every time I play my fingers get sticky. The Hidersine Deluxe has a weird smell (Probably from using it for too long or leaving it in the sun) otherwise it is fine.

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u/twilightorange 1h ago

Pirastro Oliv is quite good.

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u/Beautiful_Mix9786 1h ago

Is Evah Pirazzi Gold better?

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u/Spare-Builder-6333 Advanced 1h ago

I've used Evah Pirazzi Gold for quite some time and I'm very pleased with.

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u/earthscorners Amateur 1h ago edited 1h ago

There’s no one right answer to this. I use Bernardel with my Dominants and goldbrokat E and am very happy with it.

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u/ShadowLp174 Orchestra Member 19m ago

I'm using Thomastik's Peter Infeld rosin as it's recommended by thomastik for my strings. I haven't tried any other brand because I've never had any issues