Lagerquist
Flute Service, Inc. is a full service flute
and piccolo repair facility. John Lagerquist
is a certified Straubinger technician and
specializes in overhauls using Straubinger
pads as well as conventional pads. Any aspect
of flute and piccolo construction and
maintenance can be addressed. For information
about Typical
Repair Procedures and Charges.
The
pad is machined from Delrin plastic and sits
on a contoured stabilizer of the same
material, which is epoxied into the cup. The
pad cushion consists of a thin layer of
Scotch Felt. Two layers of the traditional
skin complete the pad.
They
are perfectly flat and round, and so they
require absolute perfection of mechanism and
tone holes to function correctly. When
properly installed they are virtually
impervious to change due to temperature and
humidity, as well as being highly resistant
to change from compression. Once installed
they become a permanent part of the flute.
Periodically
when skins fail, the skin can be replaced
rather than the entire pad. Pads are ordered
as sets only, for your particular flute. Once
I receive your flute, I measure each cup in
thousandths of an inch, and order the ideal
size.
