Anyone play the violin? Please help.

[Miss H]

The rosin is really hard and nothing seems to come off if you touch it. Is that how it is supposed to be?

[Miss H]

Yes, I did tighten the bow.

[LimeSlice]

Yep, rosin is hard rosin, you need to run it quite firmly up and down the bow several times.

[Santosha]

The rosin is really hard and nothing seems to come off if you touch it. Is that how it is supposed to be?

Yep, it won't come off with touch. But friction from the bow should leave a little powdered rosin on the bow. Sounds very odd. I can't think what else could be wrong... I want to come and have a play to figure it out. Pity I'm on the far side of the country!

[Miss H]

I might just have to put it away and let the teacher tell us what it is when she goes for her first lesson.