BELTON Mini – Cello Acoustic Stopper
Belton Mini is likely to be the smallest acoustic cello and double bass endpin stopper on the market. Its clean design and advanced materials give this small endpin stopper excellent acoustic qualities.
Belton Mini 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 Mini Belton Mini 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 Mini incorporates a small lever made of carbon fiber for removal as well as one removable replacement adhesive. To ensure the proper functioning of Belton Mini the contact area with the floor must be clean from dust and rosin.
Before placing the endpin of the instrument on the Belton Mini 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.
Taxes / VAT and shipping not included
Dimensions: OD 66mm
Total Height: 11mm
Total weight: 45gr.
Central bowl: Made of high hardness 316 stainless steel.
Body: Made of modified copolymer by adding carbon. It offers high chemical and abrasion resistance, including high strength and hardness properties. Physiologically inert. 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.
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 Mini 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 Mini 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 Mini 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.
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Pavel Gomziakov
Cello soloist & chamber musician - Lisboa, Portugal
There have been many pieces of research on acoustic improvement on cello spikes. I tried almost all of them, but none convinced me. However, the FASTER Artica 600 cello endpin makes a real difference!
Sound becomes free and achieves a large projection in the concert hall.
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Nicolas Hartmann
Principal cellist - Orquestre National de Lyon. France
I enjoy very much playing my cello with my new FASTER Artica 600 Titanium endpin. The instrument sounds better. The projection is more efficient, and the sound is more rounded, deep, and rich in harmonics.
I am so happy!
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Gabriele Geminiani
Principal cellist - Orchestra Santa Cecilia. Roma, Italy
I have installed the FASTER Titanium 600 cello endpin, designed by maestro José María Lozano, and I am incredibly satisfied with the results. From the very first moment, I have noticed a massive improvement in my violoncello.
I recommend this endpin to all cellists for being such a valuable invention.
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Scott Dickinson
Viola soloist, chamber musician and principal violist of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Scotland
Dear José María, thank you so much again for helping me and my viola with the FASTER Titanium. I am so happy!
Many people have noticed an improvement in my viola, so a very big thank you. I have told many people about you and will continue to do this!
Thank you again and all very best wishes.
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Günther Sanin
Concertmaster - Orchestra Arena di Verona. Verona - Italy
The FASTER Silver has increased the sound and the harmonics in my violin, thus getting a quicker response and making it easier to play. Some fellow musicians ask me whether I had a new violin!
I am very much satisfied with the results and recommend it to all violinists.
Thank you for your valuable help in making my violin even more beautiful!
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Rodrigo Moro Martín
Principal double bassist - Orquesta Nacional de España & Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Spain
The FASTER Artica endpins improve the sound enormously, and also the instrument’s response. Its reaction is more pleasant, and an improvement in the string resonance is noticeable both in the bow and the left hand.
In my case and my instrument, it considerably increases the sound value. It is not only a matter of power and brightness but also of sound quality.
I have tried two endpins, the Artica Titanium and the Artica Silver. With the titanium model, the sound gets more rounded, and the range of harmonics is much better than with a regular endpin. The feeling with the silver model is similar, although, in my opinion, the sound quality is much better, being much more round and refined.
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Giovanni Battista Fabris
Concertmaster - Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice. Genova, Italy
I have the privilege of having been the first to try the FASTER Silver, created by José María Lozano.
The sound quality produced by the FASTER Silver is excellent. In addition to the FASTER Titanium features, caused by faster physical functioning and air movement inside the instrument, you can produce better dynamics.
The intensity that the sound acquires is physically perceptible in the hands so far that it becomes rather pleasant, as when making dough for bread. The ease of execution increases, and so does the emission rate. Doing better seems impossible, but you never know with him. The attainable bow attack is impressive. It produces many more harmonics. To sum up, as much as it may cost, given the results, it is a low price.
Bravo, José María
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Javier Albarés
Principal cellist - Orquesta de Radio Televisión Española. Madrid, Spain
Dear José María, allow me to share with you my opinion about your FASTER Artica 600 Titanium and Silver cello endpins, a real discovery for me. Not only do they improve the production of harmonics in the instrument, but they also produce a considerable increase in loudness. The tone in my cello has become clean and beautiful, with astonishing clarity and sharpness. What the Artica cello endpin can accomplish is striking.
Congratulations on the thorough study of the sound quality of the instruments, and on your attention towards our instruments’ accessories, which far from staying mere accessories, they turn out to be indispensable music tools thanks to you. Thank you so much!
