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[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Rosin

Which is also a type of cannabis concentrate, lol

[–] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (5 children)
[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago

Yup it’s rosin. I did this puzzle earlier today.

[–] kionay@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Alternative hint: "Johnny _____ up your bow and play your fiddle hard." From The Devil Went Down To Georgia

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Solo Time: nannnannaeeeerrr naw nanaeeer nNannnnnnaaaawweeeerrrnnnannnwwweerrrr ddddddrrreeeeeeeeeenanannananannanaaeeeeeeeeeweeeeeeeewweeweerrrerrrrrteeeeeeeee^f

[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't smoke rosin, it's carcinogenic

[–] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'd be worried about anyone smoking the rosins used in orchestra

[–] themusicman@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Violinist here.

Violins make sound by dragging the bow (stretched horse hair) over a string, causing the string to vibrate. At the micro level, the bow pulls the string to one side using friction, until the tension on the string pulls it back - this happens hundreds of times per second, and forms the basis of the sound we hear. Horse hair is slippery by default. To create the necessary tension violinists apply a small amount of solidified tree resin by wiping a piece along the length of the bow. This piece of hardened resin has the same approximate texture as glass or hard candy, and is called rosin.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you heat it to apply it?

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No. It comes in pucks or small blocks and you simply draw the bow across it or pass the rosin up and down the length of the bow a few times and that's usually enough. Too much rosin can gum up the bow.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

That's cool, pretty similar to archery then

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why not use a fiber that's not not stretchy, and also not smooth? How would using a synthetic fiber affect the sound?

[–] themusicman@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Originally? Probably lack of options. These days the aim of the game is sounding "like a violin", so naturally there's very little innovation in violin technology.

[–] Crow_Thief@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But what kind of drugs do you like?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

Lmao nice

(Rosin, if you're serious)

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It depends on the violinist, Sherlock Holmes liked cocaine lol

[–] Marafon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Just out of curiosity what app is this?

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago
[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Nigel Kennedy could probably list a dozen

[–] Crow_Thief@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I knew a heroin player once and he was pretty onto violins.