Titanium Pro - Violin - Acoustic End-button
F A S T E R Pro Titanium produces an open, powerful, and precise sound.
FASTER’s acoustic end-buttons are made, assembled, and calibrated by hand. This process requires six hours of highly specialized craftsmanship to deliver exceptional acoustic results.
F A S T E R PRO Titanium have been successfully tested on numerous fine violas. It processes the residual air produced in the instrument’s soundbox to create natural-sounding amplification.
F A S T E R PRO Titanium increases volume, acoustic stability under pressure and humidity variations, harmonics production, dynamic range, sound projection, tonal 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.
A FASTER is forever. When you need to change your FASTER to another violin, simply purchase a replacement FASTER cone, adapt it to the new instrument and attach the FASTER.
With F A S T E R you will discover the new possibilities that your instrument offers to you.
Taxes / VAT and shipping not included
Replace the old end-button with FASTER Pro titanium and adjust the supplied cone (angle: 1:30) to the hole of the instrument’s end-button.
Mark and cut the outer and inner part of the cone and place FASTER Pro Titanium in. The cone opening line must be positioned to the left or right of the instrument (#3).
Usable cone diameter: 9.8 to 7.2mm.
FASTER Pro Titanium is placed in the position shown in image #1.
Viewed from the back of the end-button, the white dot (a) should remain perpendicular to the top and the back as shown in image #2.
A silicone plug is included to prevent air leakage, but also to be able to perform sound tests.
SPECS
Total Length: 83mm.
weight: ± 4,4gr.
Tube Diameter: OD 6mm x ID 5mm and OD 6mm x ID 4mm
Internal compressors: Gold-plated brass laminar compressors.
Titanium tube: made of seamless aerospace titanium alloy and heat treated.
End-button: Made of modified Poyiclon by adding carbon. It offers high chemical and abrasion resistance, including high strength and hardness properties. Physiologically inert.
Balancing ring: In 316 stainless steel of high hardness.
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Alberto Menchen
Concertmaster - Orchestre Philarmonique de Liège & WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln – Germany
I have installed the FASTER Titanium in three violins that date from 1663, 1850, and 2012. Thanks to this great invention, the sound qualities have improved in all of these instruments.
FASTER inspires me and helps me do more with less.
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Linus Roth.
Violin soloist – Germany
Dear José María, thank you for the FASTER Titanium for my Stradivari violin.
It is a cool invention!
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Helena Poggio
Cello soloist - Quiroga Quartet - Professor of Chamber Music of the Royal Superior Conservatory of Music in Madrid
I am delighted with my new FASTER Artica titanium cello endpin and with the Belton Grafit cello end pin stopper. I feel how the vibrations of my instrument have increased in contact with my body, with the ground and around it. The harmonics have increased notably and my cello has a greater projection without losing its usual warmth, transmitting a round, clean and enveloping sound.
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Paçalin Zef Pavaci
Guest Concertmaster Philharmonia Orchestra – London. Concertmaster Teatro Real – Madrid., Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orquesta Nacional of Spain, Liceu – Barcelona, Guest Profesor Showa University – Tokio, San Carlo – Napoli, etc.
Dear friends and colleagues,
The first time they told me about Master Lozano’s FASTER Titanium, I was quite skeptical and incredulous. Now it is installed on two of my violins, one old and one modern. The change with the FASTER has been incredible with no less than 30% sound, projection, harmonics, tonal richness, and great playability.
José María I’m super happy with your genius . Thank you, thank you, thank you!.
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Roberto Mazzola
Violin teacher at the Integral Institute of Cogoleto - Liguria - Italy Violinist of the Symphony Orchestra of the Carlo Felice Theater in Genoa – Italy
Dear Maestro, I wanted to tell you that Professor Fabbris had already put the Faster on my “Augusto Pollastri” from 1925 with excellent results!
Then after I had my Cremona luthier do the work of closing and reopening the button hole (because it was too big), he finally inserted the Faster into my second instrument as well (a 1917 “Serafino Casini” published in the book “La Grande Liuteria Italiana” by A.Versari), obtaining a much more homogeneous and powerful sound for this instrument too!
Thank you again for your wonderful invention and for your great work.
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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.
