Silver - Viola - Acoustic End-button
“Maximum power and high sound quality combined with wonderful surround sound ”
F A S T E R Silver – Viola Acoustic End-button has been tested on numerous fine violins.
It increases volume, acoustic stability under pressure and humidity variations, harmonics production, dynamic range, 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 FASTER Silver surprises with the production of high quality sound, maintaining all the physical characteristics of the FASTER Titanium.
The intensity of the sound becomes physically perceptible and pleasant in the hands, favoring the dynamics of the “piano” and making the “forte” more complete and warm. Harmonic production, ease of play, and speed of output are greatly enhanced with the addition of FASTER Silver.
A FASTER is forever.
When you need to change your FASTER to another viola, 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 shiping not included.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Replace the old end-button with FASTER Silver 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 Silver 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 Silver 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.
SPECIFICATIONS
Total Length: 94mm.
Weight: 8,7gr.
Tube Diameter: OD 6mm x ID 4mm
Silver tube: Manufactured by extrusion in sterling silver .930 without tin addition.
End-button: Made of modified copolymer 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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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.
