End Pin Violin Ebony, Parisian Eye, ZN-715

End Pin Violin Ebony, Parisian Eye, ZN-715

ZN-715

End button for violin in ebony, with a Parisian eye.

  • The end button anchors the tailpiece via the tailgut and therefore takes the entire string tension.
  • We ship our instruments with the end button standing half a millimetre proud. Even well-seasoned maple continues to shrink a little; an end button fitted fully flush on delivery could come loose afterwards.
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End Pin Violin Ebony, Parisian Eye, ZN-715

Technical data

Instrumentviolin
Materialebony
Versionwith a Parisian eye
Fittingby the violin maker
Item numberZN-715

Features

  • End button for violin
  • Material ebony
  • Version with a Parisian eye

In practice

  • On 4/4 instruments the taper of the end button is the same as that of the pegs, 1:30. The violin maker therefore works with the same tools: peg hole drill and peg reamer also fit the end button hole.
  • Before fitting, the end button is trimmed with the peg shaper so that the wall is perfectly straight; the hole is smoothed with the reamer
  • The Parisian eye is a mother-of-pearl disc additionally set in a narrow metal ring. It is a matter of finish quality, not of function.
  • Grooves, ball shape and Parisian eye are decorative variations in finish.
  • The ebony we use is not subject to CITES requirements

Sound and physics

The end button sits in the tapered end-button hole in the lower rib and, via the tailgut, carries the full longitudinal pull of the strings, a good 20 to 30 kilograms on a 4/4 violin depending on the set. Its shaft has the same taper as the peg of a 4/4 violin, 1:30, because the end-button hole and the peg hole are worked with the same reamer.

Our standard violin end buttons fit 4/4 and 3/4 instruments alike, and there are dedicated sizes for smaller violins. Ebony and rosewood are regarded as tonally neutral materials for the end button; a rosewood end button such as the ZN-713P weighs around 2 grams. The Parisian eye is an inlay of mother of pearl, as a rule from the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima.

Our experience

Our experience: the end button is not part of the tailpiece delivery; on request we match the two in wood and colour.

Frequently asked questions

Is the end button supplied with the tailpiece?

No, the end button is ordered separately.

What taper does the end button have?

1:30, like a 4/4 violin peg. The end-button hole is worked with the same reamer as the peg hole.

Does a violin end button fit a 3/4 violin?

Yes, our standard end buttons are made for 4/4 and 3/4 alike.

These texts hold decades of experience and a great deal of heart. They are protected by copyright, C.A. Götz jr. GmbH. Please ask us before any use. Thank you for your appreciation.

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