How to Rosin Your Cello Bow | Adult Cello 5 min HOW-TO 

When I was learning the instrument, I didn't put enough rosin on the bow and it would slide off the strings. I wish I consulted a rosin affictionado like you to guide my rosin choice. Such a useful video. Thanks.

10 years of violin lessons and this was never really addressed! "You draw the rosin across the bow hair" was all I got. How often, how much, in what way was never addressed!

Thanks, Billy!

Thank you

I bought Kaplan Premium Rosin and it is like trying to use glass brick as rosin, zero on bow, no smell of rosin. Are there fake rosins on Amazon?

I have used some isopropyl alcohol on a q-tip to soften the rosin a bit and slide it evenly over the entire bow hair. It sinks in good and I don't have to rosin as often. Any thoughts on this?

I always put a finger between the bow stick and the hair because if I don't the hair touches the stick while rosining. Does this mean I put too much pressure on? My bow is tightened when doing this and I have to do this both with the cello bow and violin bow.

Was it Bakers rosin? I can't seem to find it online.

Do u scratch the surface of your rosin prior to applying to bow hair? I use a little finger nail file and scratch the top of the rosin so it powers up and applies to the bow. I do this because if I just slide the rosin cake over the strings without scratching the surface of the rosin first, then yes, it is just as you described; the cake still looks shiny and unaffected and no rosin applies to bow hairs. I did buy some extra cheap rosin off of Amazon. I think like $10 bucks for 2 cakes. So I'm assuming I am correct when saying if I had a better quality of rosin then I would not even need to scratch the surface of the cake for it to apply correctly to the bow hairs then? I'll be honest, my cello is a student cello kit I purchased of Amazon. I have since upgraded to a better bow, strings, tail piece, and rosin, however these are still inexpensive options from Amazon. Would I benifit in a better quality rosin while still using these less expensive options. How much should i be spending on a rosin cake for such a intermediate set up? Thanks for any input and thanks for your channel.

After two months of using the usual pine rosin I developed an allergy to it. I now have a hypoallergenic rosin but I'm finding it very difficult to not get a scratchy sound, any advice?

3:20 nooooooo. Never touch the hair with your fingers or other skin. Test tension on your shirt sleeve.