Pirastro offers rosins with different qualities that impact an instrument's bowing technique and sound colour immensely.

• Dark olive colour 

• Relatively soft 

• Low dust forming

• Big sound

• Good grip

• Low noise

• Suited for gut strings and Evah Pirazzi strings.

• Extracted from pine trees

• High-quality rosin for perfect bowing 

• No scratchy sounds

D'Addario Natural Rosin offers premium performance at great value.

• Available in two formulas: light (for less grip) and dark (for more grip)

• Student Rosin

• All-natural ingredients

• Easy-grip plastic tray for easy application

• Less Dust, keeping the instrument cleaner

• Suitable for horsehair or synthetic hair bows

• For Violin, Viola, and Cello 

• Designed and manufactured in our New York facility

Offers a well-blended, refined sound with slightly less projection than the SOLO formula. Admirers have described this special formula as giving a ‘silkier sound.’

• Well-blended, refined sound.

• Slightly less projection than the ‘SOLO’ formula.

• Relatively warmer and rounder than the SOLO

• Unique bowing sensation with a clearly defined reaction giving the viola bow rich, expressive tones with no excessive bite.

It comes in two varieties - Supple and Crisp. You can try one of them and enjoy their benefits.

Supple Blend

• A warm and softer sound

• Consistent traction that feels velvety and rich

• Maintains a reliably sharp attack on the string

Crisp Blend

• A decisive attack

• Firm traction and crisp sautille

• Creates an undeniably forthright sound through a glassier texture

The casing is made from Australian timbers, and the rosin is wrapped in deerskin leather.

The type of wood used in the casing is dependent on availability.

SOLO provides clear articulation with slightly less projection power, aiming for more blending aspects in sound.

• Provides maximum projection 

• It enables maximized projection and extra clear bow articulation.

• Produces powerful yet sensitive sound for the soloist.

• This rosin is forgiving under high bow pressure on the strings without the sound cracking.

Powdered rosin can be applied to new hair to reduce the time taken to get sufficient rosin onto the hair.

The baroque viola blend can also be used for tenor viol and viola d’amore.

• Specially formulated for gut strings

• A bright, clear sound

• Reduce the squeaking often encountered using modern rosins on the gut

• Smoother traction permits the string to resonate freely with maximum clarity

• Allows the string to be played more intensely without distortion