What is a good violin polish?
String Instrument Care
- Fiddlershop Polishing Cloth.
- Sparklean Sparklean Ultimate Polishing Cloth.
- Fiddlershop Wood Instrument Care Package.
- W.E. Hill W.E. Hill Polish & Cleaner.
- Ken Smith Smith Classic Wax Polish.
- Core Core 800 Violin Polish.
- Ken Smith Smith Pro Formula Instrument Polish.
- Fiddlershop Fiddlershop Violin Bag.
Can I clean my violin with pledge?
Absolutely not! Violin varnish is very sensitive and there are special cleaning solutions designed for violins. Look for something like Hill Violin Cleaner and Polish.
Should you polish your violin?
Know when to polish your violin. Having a polished violin keeps the varnish in good shape and also takes care of the gunky build up that inevitably occurs after years of playing any instrument. If your violin is new or in good shape, you may not need to polish it at all.
How often should I polish my violin?
The safest bet is to wipe your violin down after each playing session with a dry, microfiber cloth, and bring your violin to a luthier for professional cleaning and polishing at least once every year or so.
Can you use rubbing alcohol to clean violin?
The rubbing alcohol will destroy the virus and remove some residue from your instrument. We recommend using a paper towel with a little bit of rubbing alcohol to carefully wipe down the chinrest, tailpiece, strings, fingerboard, and pegs.
Can you use Clorox wipes on a violin?
A safe alternative is a water-based disinfectant. Germicidal “Lysol” or “Clorox” wipes are perfect because they are damp enough to do the job but will not drip even if you squeeze them.
Should I clean the rosin off my strings?
Regular cleaning to prevent rosin build up is important to keep your strings sounding and responding well for longer. Rosin should be applied to the bow hair not to the string. Various cleaning method recommendations have been published and some of them can affect the string performance or its durability.
What happens if you put too much rosin on a bow?
Too much rosin will make the bow feel stickier as it moves across the strings. Excess rosin can generate a cloud of rosin dust as you play, and the sound will be harsh and scratchy. Rosin debris will fall onto the surface of the instrument and, over time, can damage the varnish and the wood.
What do I do if I over rosin my bow?
If you have a thick layer of rosin, there is a large build-up on the strings and the instrument, and often on the stick of the bow as well. To see if there is too much rosin, gently rake a thumb nail across the hair at the frog. If a cloud of rosin comes off, it’s too much, don’t rosin for a week or more.
Why is my violin screeching?
Rosin Overload Having rosin build-up on your strings can cause them to squeak, especially the E string (the most frequent offender). A good way to avoid excess rosin is to make sure to wipe off your strings and your violin after playing it, an important step that beginner violinists should make a habit.
How do I know if my bow has enough rosin?
Here are two possibilities: Acoustically: you shall strike the bow across the strings as a test. If the bow does not slide easily and produces no sound or only a faint, thin sound, then the bow hair does not have enough rosin. But if the bow is very scratchy, then it may have gotten too much rosin.
Should you rosin your bow every day?
As with most string instruments, you should rosin your bow every time you play! You might want to gently blow or knock off any excess from the bow after you’ve rosined it. Also, remember to take a cloth or handkerchief and carefully clean the lower part of the fingerboard once in a while to remove extra powder.
Does bow rosin go bad?
Additionally, your rosin should be soft enough that the bow leaves a dusty path when drawn across the block. If it remains shiny and free of dust, you are unfortunately working with old rosin. Generally, a block of rosin will last for anywhere between six months and two years.
Is dark rosin bad?
Dark rosin is not necessarily a bad thing. Some high quality material that has gone through a long curing process can result in dark rosin that is extremely high quality. That said, anyone asking why their rosin is dark is probably doing so because the quality is not high.