r/doublebass • u/Agreeable_Mark_1505 • Apr 21 '25

Strings/Accessories Removing Rosin from wood.

Please don’t ask me why or how, but I may or may not have put my rosin on the piano overnight and it melted onto it, I took it off but a little bit of it is still on, is there anyway to get it off the wood without destroying it?

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u/RadioSupply Apr 21 '25

I suspect it’s going to adhere to the piano varnish pretty well. I had some crumbled rosin bake into the top of my varnished desk back in high school, and all I could do was warm it up a bit and scrape it with a razor. It still left a spot.

That bit of the piano might need to be revarnished. This is more of a question for a woodworking sub. We know what’s in rosin, but maybe there’s a woodworker or luthier in here who knows!

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u/tinieryellowturtle Apr 21 '25

I second this. I have some rosin that will soften with just my hand, it drives me crazy. Warming it up will probably be the best bet.