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メロス松脂

2010/04/27

ガット弦に最適の松脂をさがし続けてやっとめぐりあったメロスですが、使われた皆様のご意見ではガット以外の弦にもとても良いようです
もともと良質のガット弦は非常に表現力に富むだけに、弓(=毛のかかり具合)のコントロールが大事になります。その意味で、TOROガット弦ユーザーの皆様には良質の松脂をご提供したいと思って探したものですが、スチールやナイロンの弦でお使いいただいてもとても良いとコメントをいただいています。「従来の松脂とまったく違う」「チューニングがとても楽になった」といったコメントもいただきました

メロス取扱経緯:
2010年3月末にフランクフルトで開催された「ムジークメッセ」で、旧知の弦メーカーの技術者にメロス社のシキオティス社長を紹介してもらい、同社が「バロック」モデル(=ガット弦用)の松脂を発売していることがわかりました。残念ながら日本にはすでにディストリビューターがあるのでそこを経由しないと難しいとのこと。帰国後さっそくディストリビューターである白川総業さんに相談して、取り扱いの運びとなりました

メロス松脂の種類
松脂については、基本的な品質が大事ではありますが、粘度が大きく演奏性に影響します
A.楽器のサイズ(ヴァイオリンやトレブルガンバなど小型・高音域か、チェロ/バスガンバなどの大型・低音域かによっての使い分け(大きな楽器ほど粘度高い松脂を)
B.もう一つは季節や環境条件による使い分けです(寒い時期は粘度の高いものを)

メロス社は従来から下記の2タイプを出していました

  • ライト(夏などの暑い季節用)
  • ダーク(冬など寒いとき用)

メロス社では以下のように説明しています メロスの「ライト」タイプは春や夏などの高温の環境で、よりスムースな演奏のためや、室内楽でのソロに使われます。「ダーク」タイプは秋冬などの低音環境であったり、オーケストラや大コンサートでのソロなどで使われます。また、それは演目によっても違ってきます
The "light" type is used more in high temperatures (spring or summer), for "smooth" playing or for solo in chamber music. The "dark" type is used more in low temperatures (autumn or winter), for full-tone playing, in an orchestra, or for solo great concerts. It depends also on the art of the musicians playing.


メロス社では、このダークとライトに加えて、ダークよりもさらに粘度の高い「バロック(ガット弦用)」仕様を開発していたのです
したがって、メロスの松脂は下記の種類があります
2013年1月に追加でいくつかのモデルが発売になりました
特にチェロ用の「スティッキー」はエマーソン四重奏団のデヴィッド・フィンケルさんのアイデアで開発。従来のチェロ用ダークよりもグリップ力が強いので、逆に軽く弾くだけでしっかりと鳴らしてくれます。中上級者の方にはぜひお試しいただきたいモデルです

  1. ヴァイオリン用ライト
  2. ヴァイオリン・子供用「ファニー」(新)
  3. ヴァイオリン用ダーク
  4. バロックヴァイオリン/トレブルガンバ用
  5. ヴィオラ用ライト
  6. ヴィオラ用ダーク
  7. バロックヴィオラ/テナーガンバ用
  8. チェロ用ライト
  9. チェロ・子供用「ファニー」(新)
  10. チェロ用ダーク
  11. バロックチェロ/バスガンバ用
  12. チェロ・中上級者用「スティッキー」(新)
  13. コントラバス用ライト
  14. コントラバス用ダーク
  15. 二胡用「松香」(新)

さらに複雑なことに、サイズの違いでレギュラーとミニがありますがバロック用(及びヴィオラ用)としてはレギュラーサイズしか作られていません。レギュラーは30g、ミニは20gで、日本国内の価格設定からすると明らかにミニがお買い得なのです(^_^;)
弊社としては、当面バロック用以外のものはミニサイズだけを通常のモデルとしてお取り扱いいたします。ご希望があればレギュラーサイズもすぐに取り寄せますのでご相談ください

価格(2016年7月時点)
バロック仕様3モデル及びヴィオラ用:
弊社通常価格 2,790円

モダン用ミニサイズ6モデル(Vn、Vc、CBの各ライトとダーク)及び二胡用:
弊社通常価格 1,790円

子供向け2モデル(「ファニー」Vn用、 Vc用):
弊社通常売価 1,420円

*ガット弦ユーザーの皆様には、モダンのダーク(またはライト)とバロック松脂の併用を試されることをお薦めいたします

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メロス社とその松脂について
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メロス社のシキオティス社長はギリシャ出身のチェリストです。松脂(Rosin)の別名をGreek pitch というのはご存じでしたか?古代ギリシャの時代から、薬用に多く使われたのでこの呼び名が残っているようです。それぐらい、ギリシャの島々には松の木が太古から繁茂していました。 シキオティス氏は自身のチェロ研鑽の傍ら、良質の楽器用松脂作りの研究を始め、ふるさとのチャルキディキ島の松脂を使ってメロス社を創業しました

【メロス松脂使用アーティスト】
メロス社の歴史はまだ新しいのですが、すでに世界の名だたる音楽家が愛用し始めています。メロス社のホームページには下記のようにトップアーティストたちからの賞賛の言葉が紹介されています。私も過去に世界のアーティストにさまざまな楽器を使ってもらう立場の仕事をしたことはありますが、この短期間で下記のような錚々たる名前を発表できるということは大変なものだと思います。メロス松脂の優秀さのあかしといえるでしょう

*我らが鈴木秀美さんから、メロスのシキオティス社長にあててうれしいメッセージをいただきました。光栄にもメロス社のHPに先駆けて皆様にご紹介いたします^^
**ガンバの平尾雅子さんもご愛用下さっています
鈴木秀美さん、平尾雅子さんの写真とコメントは、下記のメロス社のHPでご紹介されています
メロス社のHPアーティスト紹介

HIDEMI SUZUKI Cellist/Conductor
Gut strings respond differently under various climate, at times difficult to control.
Three different kinds of Melos rosin made me a lot easier to adjust, and gave better contact with strings. I would recommend to all players.
Hidemi Suzuki


MASAKO HIRAO Viola da Gamba soloist, Annotation and translator of "Tratado de Glosas" of Diego Ortiz Lecturer in Kyoto City University of Arts
Good rosin will help rich articulation. Melos rosin make my work much easier. It produces less noise while helping me to play various expression of consonants.
JANOS STARKER soloist, Professor of cello at the Indiana University
Thanks for sending me your rosin. I join my illustrious colleagues in appreciating your product. It is excellent.

THOMAS DEMENGA soloist, Professor of cello at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel
Dear Christos, congratulations - it feels great, with a real bite and produces a mellow sound: beautiful!

STEVEN ISSERLIS soloist
Just a note to say that I have been using your rosin, and like it very much. Many thanks!
All best wishes - Steven

THOMAS KEMP soloist, chamber musician
Thank you for sending me your fantastic rosin. It made a real difference and I will of course recommend it to my students and colleagues. Best wishes! Thomas Kemp
RAPHAEL WALLFISCH soloist, Professor of cello at the Zürich Winterthur Konservatorium
Dear Christos, both rosins (light & dark) are excellent, thank you....I wish you the best of succes!

JAN VOGLER soloist, chamber musician
...I like it very much. It is a strong rosin. I have played with "MELOS" rosin the Elgar's cello concerto and went very well ..congratulations!!

XENIA JANKOVIC soloist, Professor of cello at the "Musikhochschule" in Wuerzburg
...I really like it very, very much... It is strong, but also soft and I have a very nice and precise feeling on the string. Once again, congratulations for the great rosin!
Regards

NATASHA KORSAKOVA soloist, chamber musician
Dear Christos,
your rosin is excellent indeed and I enjoy playing with it!

RAIMO SARIOLA soloist, Professor of cello at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
My favourite rosin is the Melos dark. Here in Finland, where the weather conditions are often dry in winter time, the softer rosin makes the bow bite nicely into the string and gives a clear, solid attack for the sound. Also the legatos are easy: the bow produces a brilliant sound on its own.
I warmly recommend Melos rosins to all cello lovers!

MARIA KLIEGEL soloist, Professor of cello at the Hochschule fuer Musik in Koeln
"It is absolute fantastique....I will not use another rosin anymore! I recommend MELOS ROSIN highly after having tried it out for 6 months."

ALBERT MARKOV soloist, Professor of violin at the Manhattan School of Music
Thank you for sending your excellent rosin. I would be glad to recommend your product to my colleagues and students.

TARAS GABORA soloist, Professor for violin at Oberlin Conservatory, emeritus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Academy of Music, Director, Casalmaggiore International Festival
Dear Mr. Sykiotis:
Thank you for the sample of your rosin. The quality is excellent!

JEFFREY ZEIGLER chamber music cellist, Cellist of the Kronos Quartet
Thank you so much for introducing me to your rosin. It has been a joy for me to play on and I look forward to picking up my bow everyday thanks to your product!
All best, Jeff

JUDITH GLYDE Professor, of Cello & Chamber Music
Chair, String Faculty College of Music University of Colorado
I have enjoyed the rosin, having used it for the past several months, in the humid climate of southern Italy and well as the dryness of Colorado! In all situations it has worked beautifully, and seems to fit nicely with my instrument and bow. Several of my colleagues and students have tried and have been wonderfully surprised!

ERIKA RAUM soloist, Professor of violin of the Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. During the summer season, she serves on the faculty of The Banff Centre for the Arts.
Thank you, I've enjoyed using it. A little seems to go a very long way, and provides tremendous articulation.

ALEXANDER HUELSHOFF soloist, Professor of cello at the" Folkwang Hochschule" in Essen
Thank you very much for the excellent rosin. I am using it and I am very happy. I haven't used until now the "light" one but the "dark" for my art of playing is wonderful. Has a good "grab" but it's not "hard" and helps for the best articulation. Thank you , I will recomend it.

CHRISTOPH POPPEN Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at the "Hochschule fuer Musik und Theater Muenchen". Director of the Munich Chamber Orchestra.
....just during these days I have performed 3 concerts with Bach Concertos with the Scotisch Chamber Orchestra and I have exclusivly used your rosin beeing very happy with the results! CONGRATULATIONS! Thanks and best wishes!
Christoph Poppen

EMILIO COLON Associate Professor of Cello Indiana University School of Music, Executive Vice President, Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center, Curator,
Elite String Instrument Collection
I want to thank you for your thoughtfulness in sending me a sample of your new rosin. I would also like to congratulate you for fabricating such a wonderful rosin! Since you sent it I have been enjoying the quality and purity of sound that it allows. I have told a few of my students to look for it! With all my best wishes for the great success your product deserves!
Sincerely,

RAJAN KHRISNASWAMI soloist, Professor of cello at the Seattle Conservatory of Music
I have been using it every day. It is excellent rosin, as good as anything I have tried in the past several years...

RICHARD HARWOOD soloist, chamber musician
I have been using your rosin in recent months and like it a lot! Congratulations and thank you for sending a sample to me!
All best wishes, Richard

SIMON FISCHER Professor of violin at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
I just want to say that I do think that the rosin is beautiful - it is soft, and comes off on to the bow very easily, and the feel of the bow afterwards is excellent. Knowing that it is hand-made and completely pure makes it is a pleasure to use.
I am already recommending it.

PETER LISSAUER soloist, Head of the String Department at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
I have been very impressed by the quality and effectiveness of MELOS ROSIN. Thank you for making such a wonderful product,
With best wishes Peter

LEVON ABARTSUMIAN soloist, Professor at theUniversity of Georgia's School of Music as the Franklin Professor of Violin, artistic director and conductor of ARCO Chamber Orchestra
Dear Christos.
This rosin is excellent. I do not know anything better for now.
Thank you.

OLEH KRYSA soloist, Professor of violin at Eastman School of Music
Thank you very much for a wonderful gift. Melos Rosin is one of the best rosin in the world. I'll recommend it very strongly to my colleagues and students.

MAGDALENA REZLER soloist, Professor of violin at the University of Music in Freiburg
Your rosin is excellent and I like it very much! The feeling and contact with the strings are perfect.

ALBERNI STRING QUARTET
H. Davis (violin) Professor of violin at the Royal Academy of Music, P. Pople (violin), M. Souter (viola), D. Smith (cello)
Marvelous rosin! Thank you. In the Alberni String Quartet we are all running on Melos Rosin!!

JOAN JEANRENAUD soloist, chamber musician
Melos rosin has a smooth finish & holds the bow to the string perfectly for spinning a luscious tone from my instrument.

STEPHEN CLAPP Dean of The Juilliard School, Professor for violin
I have been using your rosin since it came, and find it excellent--good "grab" without much dust left on the violin.
I wish you well in this venture. Sincerely, Stephen Clapp
ULRIKE-ANIMA MATHE soloist, Professor of violin, chamber musician
I have been playing a number of concerts with it since and I like it very much. It is excellent! All my best wishes! ulrike-anima Mathé

PATRICIA POLLETT soloist, Associate Professor of violin & viola at the School of Music in the UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, in Brisbane Australia
....I think it's terrific, the best I've tried. I have happily been using the same rosin for over 20 years, but will now change to Melos and recommend it to my students and olleagues. Thank you again.

YURI ZHISLIN Professor of violin at the Royal College of Music, soloist, chamber musician
...yes, I am very happy with the rosin, thank you very much. Best wishes,
Yuri Zhislin

STEFAN POPOV soloist, Professor of cello at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Your rosins are excellent. They have a quality that no other rosin has; they have the necessary grip but produces very little powder which is a big advantage for solo playing. Another quality is that they sustain the grip for days. Maybe I prefer your dark winter rosin and without a doubt it is a big achievement for you. I have nothing more to say but to congratulate you! For the solo player, the rosin is a very important part and I can say that I know almost every rosin in existence. Very few can compete with your brand. I strongly recommend them to any string player especially for cellists!

MARK LEWIS Worship, Bluegrass, Celtic fidlle player
The tone and playability of my new bow immediately returned! This is great rosin! I love the tone and the way it grips the strings! Thank you! I will use this rosin from now on, and I will recommend Melos Rosin to all of my students and other professional violinists!

ARILD ANDERSEN jazz soloist
I received the sample and like it very much.
I am using it all the time now .
Thank you very much.
Arild

DIMITRIS GOUZIOS "..I play with "MELOS" rosin and I think it's an excellent stuff!"

ROSS DALY "...the rosin is amazing, I use it always ... is exactly what I need!"

CHRIS WHITE "They are very good! I would be happy to mention them ...." New Directions Cello Association & Festival MARTIN S. WEBER Dear Mr. Sykiotis your rosin is excellent. It has a phantastic adhesion, so I can play with it very well! I thank you very much!

ADRIAN LEVINE Professor at Royal College of Music "The quality is very good indeed, and it sounds wonderful on my favourite Dominique Peccatte bow. The sound is very strong and pure, with excellent grip but no scratch..."

ERNOE SEBESTYEN "Your rosin is very good! I will recommend it to all my students and my collegues. Thank you!"

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