When the cello provided the base
of an accompaniment,
it was often resting on a bench.
In the beginning of this century, a short
(15 centimètres 6") wooden pin was used to support the instrument.
It became a necessary requirement (except for the baroque cellists)using
an even longer pin.

Bois d'Harmonie Models

Classical endpin :

Consult: Carbon endpin
Our classical endpin is pear shaped in wood and has a carbon fiber rod, of 60 centimeters lenght.
It is equiped with a very hard and sharp tungsten point.
The carbon rod, more ridgid, three times lighter than the steel one, lightens the weight of the cello by 130 grammes.


"Mirecourt"endpin :


"Baroque"endpin:

These two endpins have a maximum length of 41cm, 16.4" in two dismantible parts.

"Baroque" cello endpin:


Technical notes

All the endpins are made in Boxwood, Ebony or Rosewood.
The pear shaped endpin has a standard cone which measures 25mm or 1" maximum diameter.
A wider diameter of 27mm is available.

Violin and Viola endpins


Simple 		 
With pip 		 
Hill
Three models are available:
The basic model ( without nail )
The model with nail, Ebony or Ivory.
The Hill model with a ring , Ebony or Ivory.
They exist in Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood and Pernambuco.