Avanti Flutes – designed by Bick Brannen

Avanti Models
There were 2 models that were put in to production, though there were plans for other models had the line not been discontinued. The models that were made were:

• 1000 Series – Solid Silver Headjoint, Silver Plated Body
• 2000 Series – Solid Silver Headjoint, Barrel & Body with Silver Plated Keys, Gold Springs

All of these models featured the same basic design and features with the exception of the materials used.

Pad Histrory on the Avanti
A pad can make huge impact on the flute’s tonal performance, not just the functionality of the flute. For this reason, when the Avanti flutes were released, they came with a revolutionary new pad from professional flute & pad maker, David Straubinger. The new Straubinger “Phoenix” pad was designed to bridge the gap between the performance of the highest end pro pads and the durability of the traditional felt pads.

While the Phoenix pad was an amazing pad, it still required a more skilled flute technician in order to properly adjust and regulate. This created a problem as the heavy majority of flute technicians across the country are simply not trained to work on this level of refinement. As a result, this lead to stores handling the flute and not being able to adjust and regulate it which then hindered the player’s ability to even properly test the flute’s full performance – thus hindering sales.

Lucien Deluxe
Eventually, Conn-Selmer moved the Avanti flute over to the Lucien Deluxe pad; the industry’s highest caliber felt pad. This was done to try and help the issue mentioned above, but it did degrade a little from the flute’s performance. Unfortunately, this change was likely done a little too late as the flute was discontinued within a year of the switch.

Professional Setup
Like every flute, the Avanti flute needed a proper setup and proper regulation in order to reach it’s performance potential. The flute was at it’s best when it was setup right leading to an instrument that was powerful, expressive, rich and flat out amazing.

When we sold the flutes, every single one was gone over meticulously to ensure that they were perfect.

Closeout
If we have any remaining stock, they would be listed on this page and orderable in the drop-down. Once these items are all sold out, this page will remain simply for reference reasons. The Avanti flutes were absolutely amazing flutes and if you every get a chance to obtain one, do so. Once setup, they will blow you away.