Artica 600 - Titanium - Cello Acoustic Endpin
Open Sound
FASTER Artica 600 Titanium Acoustic Endpin is a high-performance cello endpin that produces excellent open sound quality and 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.
FASTER’s acoustic end pins are made, assembled, and calibrated by hand. This process requires six hours of highly specialized craftsmanship to deliver exceptional acoustic results.
The objective of FASTER Artica 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 Titanium 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, in most cases it reduces wolf tones and in specific cases it helps to eliminate it, and provides other nice features that will undoubtedly make your life easier, at least, when performing.
The relevant acoustic virtues of FASTER Artica 600 Titanium Acoustic Endpin , 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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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Total length & weight: 62cm – 93 ( ±2 ) gr.
Tube diameter: OD 10mm
Hollow capsule: made of naval brass, with two perforations at an angle of 45° whose intersectionforms a triangle that fulfills the role of air diffuser.
Over time, the hollow capsule will lose its shine and color due to contact with hands and air. To restore its original condition, it is necessary to polish it with a metal cleaner.
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 many years.
Titanium endpin tube: manufactured seamless aerospace titanium alloy and heat treated, constituted by a unidirectional carbon fiber inner core and by several carbon fiber capillary tubes which act as exchanger compressors.
To prevent the buildup of grease from your hands and dirt, it is advisable to clean the titanium tube from time to time with alcohol.
VERY IMPORTANT:
To achieve optimal acoustic performance, the black dot and the endpin logo must be placed in the front position.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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Edward Vanderspar
Principal violist. London Symphony Orchestra. England
The FASTER Titanium fitted to my old viola has freed the sound, improved the response, made the instrument more reliable when traveling to different climates, and is real fun to play. The viola feels very free and more powerful and speaks more easily. I think it is a fantastic and fascinating invention.
