Okay, so every time I try playing after a few bow movements the friction on the bow from the rosin causes the string to resist vibration for a nano-second (or screetches; weird note). My orchestra instructor says it may be one of these reasons that it is doing so: 1: Too much rosin 2: Something wrong with rosin 3: Putting too much weight on bow But I've tried lessining the weight I put on the bow, but thats not it... SOMEONE!!! PLEASE HELP?!?
Your instructor is right. And the main reason IS usually too much pressure. You might not have reduced it enough - try simply pulling the bow and see what happens. Also, your stroke may not be perfectly seamless but I'd still go with pressure as the most likely cause.
Ahem, but this is a new cello. Just bought it a few months ago too... So It must be the rosin... But it seems to have gotten worse after the past few days...
listen to me... instead of spending countless days and night...and neurons on this issue. Sell the rosin online on ebay with 75% of the price. Buy a new one.
Yes, you've narrowed it down. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Not all rosins are created equal and what you have evidently is more tacky at normal temperatures than it should be. Could be a manufacturing defect or whatever. Throw it away and by the brand used at school. If it happens to be the SAME brand, you just got some from a bad batch.
Sadly once again, I am using new rosin now, the initial rosin I used seemed to be the problem, now I'm using the Jade stuff. But I need to get the old crap off...
The rosin's job is to increase friction between the bow and the strings. Too much, or too sticky and you get too much friction, which prevents the strings vibrating properly.
Get a new bow and soak it in Mayo. then apply rosin, after whiping it off. The gel in the mayo gives it a hyperplain for the rosin to soak to, then play. Really works, i have to really be cautious to friction cuz i play double bass
Thread over! Case Closed! Yadda yadda Yadda! Nothing wrong at all! It was me! That's what my Orchestra instructor said anyway. He played on it and said it was fine.:shrug:
If it sounds okay when the teacher plays it, then there cannot be anything wrong with the instrument or with the rosin. What's left then? That leaves you as the only possible source of the problem. Are you sure your pressure on the bow is correct? I don't know how long you've been studying, and I don't play bowed strings, but that always seems like the biggest source of problems for violin students. It's difficult to develop a consistent technique with the bow; one week they've got it perfect and the next week it's all screeches. Could that be the problem here? Is there more than one cello; can you try playing somebody else's to see how it sounds?
Did he give you some help, suggestions, exercises, for improving that? That's what teachers are for, after all! Do you play any other size viol? Maybe the cello isn't right for you and you'd be more natural with a bass viol, or even a viola. I played the guitar for twenty years before I found out that I was born to play the electric bass guitar instead.
No, I have to use a full (4/4) all others don't work. Because I am too tall for any others. Viol? Base Viol (do you mean viola?)? Guitar? I fail to see the relevence. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
List of other things to do: End this thread Succeed in life Don't get moved to back seat in orchestra class (I enjoyed being in front for... Hmmm... Certain reasons... :xctd:... Heh heh heh...) Delete this post Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Hmmm... Is thread over? Should be. I don't have a problem anymore. I declare this thread over. But is anyone going to listen to me? H*ll no. So. Naturally. People are going to keep posting here, for absolutely no reason. So use this thread for any one using an orchestra instrument for random things, or if they have a problem. Why I'll even start a poll.