Andrea A Piacere Viola Rosin Half Cake offers a refined, well-blended sound with warmth and subtlety—less projection than SOLO, more blending and silkier tone. Ideal for expressive, nuanced playing and effortless bow control.

Key Features:

• Warm, round, blended sound

• Less projection than SOLO

• Tartini “GREEN” formula

• Clear articulation, no excessive bite

• Half a cake—perfect for Viola

Hill Brand Light or Dark Rosin is a world-renowned professional rosin made in England. The light (amber) is harder for smooth play; the dark (green) offers extra grip. Comes in a velveteen shell—ideal for violin, viola, and cello.

Key Features:

• Light (harder, smooth) or Dark (softer, extra grip)

• Legendary Hill recipe, oil/resin blend

• Padded velveteen shell

• For violin, viola, and cello

• Used by professionals worldwide

Quickly prepare new bow hair with Pirastro Rosin Powder (100g). Apply with a felt pad or cloth to help you get sufficient rosin on your bow for optimal playability.

Key Features:

• 100g powdered rosin

• For fast initial coating of new hair

• Easy felt pad or cloth application

The Sanctus rosin is designed to enhance the sound of stringed instruments by offering a greater range of possibilities.

• This block has two rosin formulas for a perfect balance of sound and control on your violin bow. It’s remarkable and beautiful.

• The outer ring formula delivers a seamless and concentrated auditory output, enhancing the overall bowing sensation on the strings.

• The centre formula is activated when a player desires more power and boldness from their musical instrument.

• CECILIA ‘Sanctus’ rosin is available for violin, viola, and cello.

• There are four different formulas of CECILIA rosin - ‘Signature Formula,’ ‘SOLO,’ ‘A Piacere,’ and ‘Sanctus.’ Each formula has been created to enhance your playing experience with a unique approach.

Millant Deroux “Cat Brand” Rosin is a French-made, dark rosin with over a century of tradition. Preferred for its clean, subtle sound and reliable grip—ideal for violin, viola, and cello.

Key Features:

• Original “Cat Brand” formula

• Clean, subtle sound, dark rosin

• Cloth-mounted, plastic container

• For violin, viola, and cello

• Made in France

Leatherwood Baroque Viola Rosin gives gut strings a bright, clear sound with smooth traction and clean attack, reducing squeak and allowing for fast, articulate playing. Perfect for baroque viola, tenor viol, and viola d’amore.

Key Features:

• Especially for gut strings

• Clean attack, smooth traction

• Bright, clear tone, fast bow response

• Reduces squeak and distortion

Traditional MELOS Rosins for violas are hand-made in Greece, with high-quality Pine tree resin, without any chemical additives.

• High-quality Melos rosin

• One of the world's finest rosins

• Contain no chemicals of any kind or fillers like glucose or sugars

• Softer dark viola rosin formulated specifically for winter seasons 

• Because it is 100% handmade in small batches, it is always fresh

• Made of Greek pine-tree colophony produced by Sykiotis in Greece

This Kaplan Artcraft Rosin is packaged in a reusable soft flannel pouch. Light and Dark rosin options are available.

• Dark/light rosin

• Packaged in a Flannel pouch

• Low dust

• Formulated using the original Kaplan recipe handed down from Ladislav Kaplan

All D'Addario strings are designed, engineered, and manufactured in the U.S.A. to the most stringent quality controls in the industry.