BELTON Grafit – Cello Acoustic Stopper

Belton Grafit built in aeronautical carbon fiber is the smallest acoustic stopper for cello and double bass on the market. Its clean design and advanced materials give this small endpin stopper excellent acoustic qualities.

Belton Grafit includes in its interior design an acoustic device that acts as a vibration dispersion inhibitor, preventing, to a great extent, that the vibration of the instrument is absorbed by the ground, and consequently avoiding the loss of acoustic energy.

Belton Grafit incorporates a high-performance removable adhesive disc on the back, usable for more than a thousand applications and that can be washed with water and hand soap gel to remove dirt, thus recovering its adhesion.

Belton Grafit is supplied a small lever made of carbon fiber for removal as well as one removable replacement adhesive.

To ensure the proper functioning of Belton Grafit the contact area  with  the floor must be clean from dust and rosin. Before placing the endpin of the instrument on the Belton Grafit adhere this to the floor exerting a slight force with your foot on the small steel bowl. If this precaution is not taken, the adhesive discs could turn on themselves, canceling their main function.

The white dot and the logo stopper should be placed in front position.

250,00 €

Taxes / VAT and shiping not included.

Availability

30 in stock

Dimensions: OD 66mm

Total Height: 11mm

Total weight: 49gr.

Central bowl: Made of high hardness 316 stainless steel.

Body: manufactured in T700 aeronautical carbon fiber with prepreg fibers. The structure has been built following a fiber arrangement at 0º, 45º and 90º to offer maximum resistance.

Adhesive disc: made of high-performance removable adhesive silicone polyurethane with a 3M permanent adhesive side that should be placed on the opposite side of the floor.

When the adhesive disc loses its grip it can be washed just with water or water and hand soap. It should be dried gently with a towel and never with paper, since it will stick on the adhesive
disc. If that was the case, wash again with water until the paper is removed and adhesion is regained.

ATTENTION: Before placing the endpin of the instrument on the Belton Grafit adhere this to the floor exerting a slight force with your foot on the small steel bowl. If this precaution is not
taken, the adhesive discs could turn on themselves, canceling their main function.

Belton Grafit is supplied a small lever made of carbon fiber for removal as well as one removable replacement adhesive.

To ensure the proper functioning of Belton Grafit the contact area with the floor must be clean from dust and rosin.

***The white dot and the logo stopper should be placed in front position.

  • Franco Petracchi

    Double bass soloist - Roma, Italy

    The FASTER Artica 500 Titanium endpin, designed and developed by maestro José María Lozano, represents an innovative contribution to the double bass acoustics.

    I have installed this endpin in my 1765 Alessandro Gagliano and Gaetano Rossi double basses, and, as a result, I have obtained a broader presence of harmonics, a more open sound, and the elimination of flaws in some of the emissions.

    Thank you very much for such valuable innovation.

  • Enrico Dindo

    Double bass soloist - Roma, Italy

    Dear José María, I have tried the FASTER Artica 600 cello endpin, and I like it very, very much! It is still on my cello!

    My sensation is of more sweetness under my left fingers and faster string response under my bow. In the end, more colors, more sound projection.

    I will show it to all my students and fellow cellists!

    Congratulations, and thank you!

  • Thierry Barbé

    Principal double bassist - Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris. Paris, France

    Dear José María, thank you again for your great ideas. I am very enthusiastic about your products.
    Many thanks for your astounding innovations! Your researches and realizations truly improve the sound release in my double bass. The FASTER Artica 500 Titanium endpin is excellent because it makes the flow of sound more fluid, and the BELTON Mini and BELTON SOLO passive amplifier models make a huge difference as well. We have here two improvement assets, easy to carry anywhere, totally worth it.

  • Adolfo Gutiérrez

    Cello soloist - Madrid, Spain

    I have long been using Maestro Lozano’s FASTER and BELTON models, as well as some other of his acoustics-related creations. I must admit that my cello’s performance has exponentially improved, both in concert halls as a soloist with orchestra and chamber music.
    The audience is sure to perceive an increase in the volume, projection, and richness of the sound, and, at the same time, the sound response the musician gets will help him feel at ease in any venue.
    For me, these have indeed been a great find that accompanies me in all my concerts and makes a quick adaptation to constant weather and acoustic changes on tour easier.
    Without hesitation, I recommend these astounding acoustic systems anywhere I go.

  • Pablo Saraví

    Concertmaster – Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires. Teatro Colón. Argentina

    I have installed the FASTER Titanium in two of my most valuable instruments, a violin, and a viola. Not only have I noticed a neat acoustic response, which was already very good, but it has also enhanced both instruments’ virtues. A richer sound is noticeable, so are also resonant harmonics, ease of projection, and crystal-clear slurring and string crossing, even in fast passages. Besides, ranges in both instruments are better balanced, especially in high positions. Furthermore, the viola has lost a soft wolf tone that it usually had.
    Although I must confess that I am somewhat skeptical about innovations in a tradition that has spanned for four and a half centuries, I also have to admit that FASTER is something unique and a work of genius. Besides, its straightforward setup and lack of intrusion as to the structure or esthetics of the instrument, make it very trustworthy for the musicians.
    I, therefore, recommend, without hesitation, FASTER to all my fellow musicians. It’s something unique. Bravo, Maestro Lozano!

  • Joan Planas

    Classical and baroque violin soloist & chamber musician - New York, USA.

    I am so happy! It is hard to explain what one experiences when, after a lifetime with the violin, you notice an immediate change thanks to the FASTER Titanium. It looks as though the violin had taken a 2-month vacation and returned with renewed energy. The violin seems pleased. So is the violinist.
    What changes have I noticed?

    – It sounds louder. All strings do. And far from being something negative, that is awesome and makes me very happy!
    – Ease of playing, especially when using the bow (even better in low strings on my violin).
    – The sound is cleaner, which helps with playing in tune since it is easier to notice when something is wrong with intonation. That is even more noticeable with double stops, especially on the G and D strings.
    – The timbre has not changed at all. On the contrary, I would say that FASTER has enhanced the global quality of the instrument.
    All these changes contribute to performing, in general, with more confidence, and therefore, in a more relaxing way. And consequently, playing is even more fun!
    What else can I tell you? THANK YOU. Honestly, I cannot express enough how happy I am, and also how excited about installing FASTER on my wife’s violins, so I can see her happy too!
    Thank you very much!

  • Simon Vels

    Principal cellist - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Spain

    The FASTER endpin is the essential accompaniment to today’s musician. It improves to a great extent the main features of the instrument such as brightness, harmonic richness, bow response, and pressure resistance, thus giving any instrument new bounds. All of that requires less effort by the musician while obtaining more sound projection and loudness.

    Thanks to José María. The FASTER era begins.

  • José M. Álvarez Losada

    Violin soloist - Mallorca, Spain

    José María Lozano’s FASTER sound system improve various sound parameters, like power, dynamic range, attack response, clarity, and timber richness. With a quick and easy setup, the FASTER Titanium for violin instantly produces an apparent increase in these qualities, which not only stays but grows as the musician adapts to the new possibilities that their instruments offer them. I recommend this product and congratulate José María for his outstanding talent in creating it!