Flute Pads
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| Product | Surface Material | Core | Backing | Thickness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentino E-Series | Yellow Bladder (Double Wrapped) | Microfibre | Card Stock | .085″ (2.2mm)
.098″ (2.5mm) .105″ (2.7mm) |
| Valentino L-Series | Yellow Bladder | Microfibre | Machined Plastic + Paper with Printed Size | .080″ (2mm)
.100″ (2.5mm) |
| Lucien Deluxe | Yellow or White Bladder | Woven Felt | Card Stock | .110″ (2.8mm) |
| Lucien Deluxe Thin | Yellow Bladder | Pressed Felt | Card Stock | .080″ (2mm) |
| Pisoni S2 | Yellow Bladder* | Microfibre | Machined Plastic + Paper with Printed Size | Varies By Diameter
.067″ (1.7mm) – .095″ (2.4mm) |
| Valentino Greenback (no center hole) | White Laminate | Synthetic | Paper with Printed Size | .080″ (2mm)
.110″ (2.8mm) .120″ (3mm) |
| Valentino Greenback Flute | White Laminate | Synthetic | Paper with Printed Size | .065″ (1.65mm)
.080″ (2mm) .110″ (2.8mm) |
* single-wrapped bladder skin (all other flute pads are double-wrapped)
E-Series: Over a decade ago, we introduced the Valentino E-Series flute pad as a competitively priced traditional pad with excellent features. Made with an engineered felt, engineered backing and a wrapped bladder skin surface, this premium pad has all of the great features a technician could want. Because of its highly-precise dimensions and great stability, it is easy to install, it reacts well to shimming and it’s very forgiving with respect to design tolerances in different model instruments. It also plays and feels phenomenal. With its innovative wrapped construction and classic yellow styling, the E-series blends well with other pads, making it convenient and affordable to use them where you need them.
Click here to watch woodwind technician, Jim Weiss, interview Jeff Smith on the performance and stability of these great pads.
387 – .085″ (2.2mm)
383 – .098″ (2.5mm)
385 – .105″(2.8mm)
388 – French Open Hole .085″ (2.2mm)
384 – French Open Hole .098″ (2.5mm)
386 – French Open Hole .105″ (2.8mm)
Greenback: Used by leading manufacturers and technicians around the world, Valentino Greenback flute pads feature an advanced laminated construction that gives them tremendous stability and reliability. Suitable for student and professional models alike, Greenbacks are impervious to moisture, incredibly long-lasting, and they feel great under the fingers with a precise seal and a very light touch. They also improve the tonal clarity, projection, and articulation of the instrument. Select the individual pad sizes you need or purchase an assortment of the most popular sizes.
721 – .065″ (1.65mm) – For use on flutes with stabilizers
722 – .080″ (2mm) – For use on flutes with thin pad cup. Flutes with stabilizers. Can be floated in.
723 – .110″ (2.8mm) – For use on flutes with standard pad cups and flutes that need more exposure.
Lucien Deluxe: We offer Lucien Deluxe flute pads that are made exclusively to our precise specifications by Pisoni of Italy. A reliable and solid performing industry standard, these pads are of premium quality, making them great for high-end professional instruments as well as artist and advanced student flutes. Lucien Deluxe pads feature a traditional wrapped skin over either dense woven felt of firmer pressed felt.
302 – White, Woven Felt – .110″ (2.8mm)
303 – Yellow, Woven Felt – .110″ (2.8mm)
304 – White, Woven Felt, French Open Hole – .110″ (2.8mm)
311 – Yellow, Woven Felt, French Open Hole – .110″ (2.8mm)
312 – Yellow, Pressed Felt – .080″ (2mm)
313 – Yellow Pressed Felt, French Open Hole – .080″ (2mm)
308 – Yellow, Woven Felt – .120″ (2.5mm) (Alto/Bass Flute Without Center Hole)
309 – Yellow, Woven Felt – .120″ (2.5mm) (Alto/Bass Flute With Center Hole)
SKU: 3871
SKU: 721
SKU: 702
SKU: 700-2
