Wolf Super Endpin, Cello and Bass, WLF-EP85
WLF-EP85
The Wolf Super Endpin is a rubber ball for the endpin tip of cello and double bass. It slips over the tip and is screwed on, replacing floor board, endpin mat and anchor.
- For endpin tips with up to 10 mm fitting
- Two grub screws and one knurled screw for fixing
- Special rubber compound
Technical data
| Instruments | Cello and double bass |
| Fitting | up to 10 mm |
| Fixing | two grub screws and one knurled screw |
| Country of manufacture | Netherlands |
| Item number | WLF-EP85 |
Features
- Stays on the instrument permanently
In practice
- Because it stays on the endpin there is no mat or board to carry. In orchestra and teaching that is the real advantage.
- It holds on most floors and allows any playing angle.
- Side effect: the endpin tip is protected as long as the ball is fitted.
Sound and physics
The endpin links the cello to the floor, and this path is part of the sound. Gorazd and Pochel (2023) measured the effect of the endpin material most clearly on the floor next to the endpin and at the microphone, and far less on the top between the f-holes. The material and geometry of the surface below, a stage riser for example, therefore also shape how the sound is transmitted.
Our experience
Our experience: the endpin tip is deliberately razor sharp, so that the cello stands on the floor with as little contact area as possible, around one millimetre.
Frequently asked questions
Does the floor change the cello's sound?
The study by Gorazd and Pochel (2023) names the material and geometry of the floor as shaping how the sound is transmitted. The authors measured the clearest effect of the endpin material on the floor next to the endpin.
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