D'Addario Kaplan Artcraft Dark No. 7 Rosin for Violin, Viola, and Cello

Maggie: I'm a beginner violinist and this rosin works great for me. It comes with a cloth and pouch.

Canada on Sep 12, 2023

Jose: Boa resina para cello.

Spain on Aug 28, 2023

Alberto: No me dedico al violín a nivel profesional, pero las pocas veces que la he usado funciona bien y no deja tanto residuo en la cuerda al tocar. A nivel de durabilidad lo cosidero adecuado y el diseño está muy presentable.

Spain on Aug 19, 2023

VV: We used to buy more expensive rosin, but this one at $10-12 is really great. If anything, it accentuates brightness - it worked well for our violin. If less bright sound may be preferred - mixing with darker rosin (we got Kaplan premium dark in the same order) works well.

Canada on May 14, 2023

boggywoggy: It made for a lighter crispy sound on my dzstrad 220 and also my gliga gems I. Not all rosin sounds the same. I found it had good quality. It was my personal preference, and not very expensive either.

United States on May 07, 2023

Anthony N.: This rosin is great if you live in a dry climate in the Winter like we in Michigan.
It gives a nice grab or bite on the strings. Well worth the money.

United States on Apr 26, 2023

Stefania: Abbastanza buona pece.

Italy on Mar 11, 2023

RobW: This rosin is relatively lower in dust than some others, its sound is immediate, loud, and clear. Using it in seasons when the air is humid or dry hasn't given me any problems so far. The only downside I can think of is if you don't wipe down your strings after each session and you let it dry on the strings, or put too much on the bow and let it dry. Then it can have a little too much grip, and get a little screechy if you're a beginner violinist with heavy-handed bow technique. Otherwise, I like that it is easy and quick to apply and easily allows a loud and resonant sound. It's mostly trouble-free, and makes a good default choice of rosin.

United States on Feb 04, 2022

Rock CandyRock Candy: After reading many reviews on many different brands, I fully expected this to arrive shattered... but to my pleasant surprise it arrived intact despite being sent in a bubble mailer envelope. This is a huge step up from the garbage that came with my inexpensive violin. As a beginner I can only say that it definitely helped make my sound more pleasant and it encourages me to play more. The round shape is a bonus because there are no plastic sides to catch and rip out bow hair, and you can turn it to get an even usage of product. I should also add that I put D'Addario strings on my violin and so using their brand rosin just made sense to me.

United States on May 19, 2021

peederj: This so far is an excellent product that, being a dark rosin, may be best for the winter months and/or cellos. Maybe it will work for humid climate violin too?

The round rosin cake format is nice because it avoids hair breakage and also wastage *if* you use it properly. This means rotating it to all angles evenly rather than just digging a gutter into it on one angle every time, which guarantees you waste half of the cake carelessly. You can roll the bow a bit to ensure even coverage on all exposed hair surfaces.

This rosin needed no sanding or scoring to start working, it went on immediately even though shiny. I don’t recommend doing anythin special to prepare it for use.

What you are trying to do with rosin and your bowing in general is to have loud, rich tones with strong fundamental frequency, smooth, warm attacks unless you really dig in to bite the string, and no hitches or scritches even on fortissimo double stops down near the frog.

The naïf or ignorant teacher may try to explain the latter as simply a symptom of poor bowing technique; but I’ve found bows can be made more or less immune to hitches and scritches by removing any bad,...

United States on Dec 01, 2020