Artica 500 - Titanium - Acoustic Endpin
FASTER Artica 500 Titanium Cello Acoustic Endpin is a high-performance cello endpin designed following complex parameters completely different from the acoustic cello endpins existing in the market. Its operation is based on diverse concepts of applied aerodynamics with which exceptional sound results have been obtained in concert halls, cello solo recitals, cello and piano recitals, chamber music and recordings.
The objective of FASTER Artica 500 Titanium and its main function is to eliminate part of the residual air that is constantly generated inside the cello and that, in turn, cannot be completely released from the resonance chamber through the f-holes, causing the incomplete production of harmonics.
FASTER Artica 500 Titanium Acoustic Endpin has been tested with excellent results on numerous fine cellos. It increases volume, harmonics production, sound projection, tone quality, ease of performance, and the lifetime of the strings. It also reduces or suppresses wolf tones and provides other nice features that will undoubtedly make your life easier, at least, when performing.
The relevant acoustic virtues of FASTER Artica 500 Titanium, its elegant and careful design, as well as the selection of exclusive materials and its high standard of manufacturing make this set an appreciated object of desire for any player. With FASTER Artica you will discover the new possibilities that your instrument offers to you.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Total length: 520mm
Diameter: OD 10mm
Total weight: 77gr.
Capsule and tip set total weight: 10.4gr.
Hollow capsule: made of naval brass, with two perforations at an angle of 45° whose intersection forms a triangle that fulfills the role of air diffuser.
Hardened tungsten carbide tip: ready to be fixed on all surfaces. However, being a material almost as hard as diamond, it can fracture with a blow. Under normal use conditions, its performance will be effective for more than 15 years.
Titanium endpin tube: made of seamless aerospace titanium alloy and heat treated, constituted by a unidirectional carbon fiber inner core and by several carbon fiber compressors which act as air exchangers.
Cleaning: Clean with metal cleaners.
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Ana Maria Valderrama
Violin soloist – Madrid - Spain
I have been pleasantly surprised by the FASTER Silver. My violin sounds clearly cleaner and rounder, and I find it much easier to play. I can achieve the same effects as before with much less effort, and it helps me find greater sonic freedom. In addition, the harmonics sound clearer, which translates into greater projection. A great discovery!
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Mirka Scepanovic
Violin soloist – Concertmaster of the Sinfonietta Basel and Camerata Variabile (Basel). Artistic and Musical Director of the National Orchestra of Montenegro.
My first meeting with Mr. Jose Maria Lozano was a unique experience in the best possible way. He opened me the door to the world of new sound options and I believe this is only the first step in the search for an amazing sound quality.
I can only recommend his FASTER Sound Systems for violin, so please try it and let yourself begin a new journey with your instrument. Sincerely.
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Silvina Álvarez
Principal violist – Orquesta Nacional de España - Madrid
My experience with the Viola FASTER Titanium is always highly satisfactory.
I consider that the gain in resonance, in tone, in volume, harmonics and consistency in the sound, makes it an absolutely innovative accessory and to take into account when setting up an instrument, of course by the hand of a master luthier of the quality of José María Lozano.
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Giuseppe Gibboni
Violin soloist – First prize Paganini International Violin Competition 2021– Genoa - Italy
If you are unsatisfied about your sound, don’t buy a new violin buy a FASTER!
It is a revolutionary masterpiece made by the Maestro Luthier Jose Maria Lozano.
Playing with a FASTER you will discover new nuances of your sound!
Thank you Jose Maria for this incredible innovation.
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Aldo Mata
Cello soloist – Professor at the Manuel Castillo Superior Conservatory of Music in Seville (Spain) - Professor at the Katarina Gurska Superior Center in Madrid (Spain).
No praise is exaggerated to extol the magnificent invention of the illustrious Spanish luthier José María Lozano, called FASTER. A system that extracts a clearer, more focused sound, with projection and great quality. My 1787 Nadotti cello never sounded better!
Thank you Maestro!
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Salvador Bolón
Cello Soloist – Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana – Valencia – Spain.
The FASTER Artica cello endpins by Maestro José María Lozano are a true revolution for the sound of the cello. From the first moment, you feel how the instrument offers you all the harmonics with a rich and wide sound that enhances all its colors. It is ideal for playing as a soloist, as in chamber music or in the orchestra. It offers you an incomparable feeling of freedom, being able to fix the cello on any surface. It is without a doubt a great evolution for our instrument that every cellist should be able to enjoy!
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Giulio Ferretti
First cello of the Solisti Aquilani – L’Aquila - Italia
The FASTER Artica 600 cello endpin give my cello a larger bouquet of harmonics, the sound is easier to emit and this is a great advantage!
Finally, the tungsten carbide tip is something extraordinary as it grips all surfaces giving great stability to the instrument. A beautiful technical innovation that has the great advantage of not changing the aesthetic appearance of the instrument simply by adding an extra touch of elegance.
First cello of the Solisti Aquilani – L’Aquila – Italia
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Fernando Arias
Cello Soloist - Professor of Cello at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid - Cello teacher at the Reina Sofía School of Music. Madrid - Spain
In a market in which, many times, small illusions in the increase in the amount of sound push us to acquire products that are not strictly necessary, I find that all the sound systems developed by José María Lozano (Cello endpin, Stoppers and cello end-butons), produce an objective and noticeable improvement in the quantity, warmth and quality of the cello’s sound.
The FASTER Sound Systems brand develops products that enhance your instrument in a surprising way and before considering that an instrument does not meet your needs, a visit to Maestro Lozano’s workshop or the Faster Sound systems online store seems inescapable.
