Hi Tom The theory is that it makes the little tiny hairs on the bow hair *stand up* like sand paper. A bow without rosin makes *almost* no sound. At 03:15 PM 05/21/2000 -0400, you wrote: >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 >East Tennessee > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.htmlplanet.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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