>Just curious......if "rosin" or "resin" doesn't have any quality >relevant to stringing other than absorbing moisture......why do >fiddlers/violinists use it on their bows? > >Tom Robinson Just because the tackiness of rosin is sufficient to move a violin string under light pressure, why would you think that difference in tackiness would be noticeable at 100 inch pounds of tuning pin torque. Actually, I said that it did make a difference in stringing. I already posted that it seems to lessen static friction between the pin and block, which makes the static friction closer to the sliding friction, which has the effect of lessening the tendency toward jumpy or snappy pins. It doesn't have a noticeable effect on sliding friction in a pinblock, which is what you seem to be getting at. Ron N
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