B-band
The S1 violin system makes use of the high performance B-Band AST (Acoustic Soundboard Transducer) technology. The reproduced sound is clear and rich worthy of any performance style.
The B-Band 1345 AST is very thin, lightweight and flexible. It attaches to the soundboard between the saddle and the tailpiece. It is fixed to the body with the use of non-evasive putty, and connected to a chin-rest type mount that houses a 1/4" stereo output jack and active preamp. A small, lightweight, remote 9-volt battery supply box on the floor or near the sound system powers the active preamp.
B-Band is a company from Finland, devoted to the development of pickups that efficiently replicate the natural sound of any instrument. B-band does not produce piezo crystal pickups but works with a material consisting of a permanently charged film with microscopic gas bubbles trapped inside, which produces the signal in a completely different way. This results in a wide frequency response and dynamic range and a more natural reproduction of the instrument's sound with none of the dynamic problems of other materials. B-Band transducer systems do not color the tone and are so unobtrusive that they do not spoil the natural uniqueness of your instrument.
B-band produces transducers for Drums, guitars, double bass and violin.