>What exactly is rosin made of? Inquiring minds etc. > >David I. > David, You can be thrown off by following the spelling "rosin" for that sounds like an old girlfriend of mine. What they are really getting at is "resin", as from a pine tree..... a non-conductor of electricity. It's what pitchers use in baseball (resin bag)... to keep their hands dry. Now, how does that work in a pinblock? Every bare-handed stringer should have a bag of resin to absorb perspiration. Resin in itself will not aid in smooth tuning and cannot be considered a pin driving fluid. It's much like chalk, it absorbs moisture. If resin was the least bit tacky, you can bet it would have been banned by Major League Baseball. John Lillico, SkyDome, Canada
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