Todd
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(4/4/01 5:51:55 pm)
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David
Bice's carbon fiber endpin set is amazing!
Hello all - normally it's pretty
rare for me to praise a product here on the board, but I am simply
in awe of David Bice's endpin set and think any of you who are
considering the Harmonie or another type should consider his very
highly. My story goes like this - I had one of the very first carbon
fiber endpin sets (bought about 10 years ago) and I don't even know
the make. I was able to purchase from a wholesaler and since these
were so new to the market, nobody was really interested and they
were quite expensive. I tried one and loved the sound difference due
to the lighter weight and faster rate of vibration transfer through
the less dense material.
The tip was made of aluminum for
even more weight management, but that's a stupid metal to use
because it is so soft. Needless to say I had to sharpen it about
every 3 months and eventually, like a pencil, there was nothing left
to sharpen. I contacted David Bice of New Harmony Music based on
recommendations from this board and discussed how I could purchase a
tip from him. The tip arrived and it is really a massive, massive
sharp hardened steel tip, the kind that appears to have no problem
sticking into a solid marble floor with little effort. (I had fun
showing my fellow cellists and bassists in the LA Mozart Orchestra
the new MegaTip - all were duly impressed, but I didn't notice an
increase in pay for that check or anything...:-) Unfortunately, the
length of this massive tip was too much for my cello and the scroll
was now hitting the top of the case, as well as the endpin resting
right on the bottom - not too safe. I communicated with David and
had to purchase the endpin plug too, which is of his own design.
When I received it today, I was so impressed with the beauty and
functionality of this endpin plug that I had to come on the board
and sing its praises. It's easily the most beautiful plug I have
seen and deserving of being installed on the finest of cellos
everywhere.
All in all, his endpin set is the best I've
seen, and to top it off, he is a wonderful person who is easy to
talk to and of the utmost professionalism - a true friend to the
cello consumer. His website (www.newharmonymusic.com/accessories.htm
) has the photos (which he didn't have when I ordered :-) and you
can order directly from him.
Enjoy!
Edited by: Todd
French at: 4/4/01 5:51:55 pm
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