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OK @sus49 - glad it helped - I know, as a beginner, sometimes a "detailed explanation" that makes you stop to think ( like WHAT the heck is he rambling on about ) - can be more useful than a simple "Oh, man, it's easy - this is what you should do". Everyone's setup is different, etc etc etc - you and the fiddle are in a symbiotic relationship - each one depends on the other, to get the best out of each other you have to understand the simple physics of the "thing attached to you". LOL
Good luck with the playing and rosining !
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh - 
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
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I love your approach. Experimenting is a great way to find out for yourself what works and what doesn't. I approach string cleaning from the other direction - I wipe them off before I put the violin away. I will have to make note of how much is on there before I do that, and try different amounts of rosin.
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@LindaMc - hi! I must have missed your original introduction to the forum - so WELCOME ABOARD fellow fiddler !
Yes, sometimes it takes more than a quick few words to "explain" what's going on in a beginners head and the things they're battling with! LOL - absolutely !
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh -
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
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Thanks for the welcome! Yep, lots of thoughts swirling around, which is a good thing. Slows the brain rot, LOL!
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In my opinion, rosin the bow when you feel that the bow is no longer gripping the strings. When it glides over the strings without producing as much sound as it usually does. This differs from person to person and also depends very much on how often and long you play.
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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LOL !!! See, @admin summed it up in 4 lines, I took half a page ! 
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh -
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
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BillyG said
LOL !!! See, @admin summed it up in 4 lines, I took half a page !
LOL, thanks Bill. I guess I got lucky. ROFL
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Just created a new poll on the sidebar. Check it out!!!
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Does anyone have any new ideas. It's about time to change the poll. 
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
That's a tuffy. Covered just about everything, (it seems like).
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I haven't been here long enough to know what polls there have been already, but I'll throw out a couple ideas:
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You are good Mandy.
You can see the old ones here:
https://fiddlerman.com/pollsarchive/
Thanks
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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