The body is made of silver, gold, or platinum. The tone holes are either drawn and rolled or soldered to the body to extremely close tolerances that ensure perfect intonation and precise seating of the pads. The body can be built for either A442 or A444 scales. The keys are painstakingly fitted and made on the body, not on jigs, for proper alignment. Traditional pointed French style arms are used on all non-touched pad cups for beauty and added strength.
Key regulation is made in the traditional, most permanent way with no adjusting screws.
All levers are designed for your ultimate playing comfort. These levers and the tension on the 10 karat gold springs can be adjusted for your individual preference and needs. The Straubinger TM Pad is a standard feature of the Straubinger Flute. In the past, pads have been the most problematic area of the flute. The result is a pad that can be adjusted more precisely and will maintain those adjustments.