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RICO TO DISTRIBUTE VALENTINO ACCESSORIES.


RICO RICO n. .  INTERNATIONAL is now the exclusive worldwide distributor for Valentino Incorporated. Valentino products include: professional-quality woodwind instrument woodwind instrument: see wind instrument.
woodwind instrument

Any musical wind instrument that produces sound by either directing a stream of air against the edge of a hole or by making a reed or a double reed vibrate (see reed instrument).
 pads; mouthpiece and key corks; brass instrument brass instrument

Musical wind instrument, usually made of brass or other metal, in which the vibration of the player's lips against a cup- or funnel-shaped mouthpiece causes the initial vibration of an air column.
 stuck slide removal kits; brass instrument washers; water key corks; and various other maintenance and repair components for flute, clarinet, saxophone, and brass instruments.

"We welcome Valentino products as the newest member of our line," said Bill Carpenter Bill Carpenter (born November 30, 1937) was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982. , Rico president. "Valentino products enjoy a very good reputation for quality, and ingenuity, and we're looking forward to giving our customers the benefits of these products."

Valentino pad products are the result of a lifelong search by their namesake, Pete Valentino, for improved and easier ways to replace instrument pads and optimize instrument performance quality. Valentino graduated from the Indiana-based C.G Conn Vocational School of Repairing, eventually becoming president of MV Music Co. in Fresno, California “Fresno” redirects here. For other uses, see Fresno (disambiguation).

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. In 1981 he sold the company and relocated to the Lake Tahoe area, soon performing with casino entertainers and continuing to develop woodwind repair and maintenance products.

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*La Voz del Interior (newspaper, Córdoba)


;Dominican Republic
*La Voz Dominicana (radio station)
 Valentino products hold distinct advantages for instrument manufacturers and repair shops because of the products' notable quality, economy, and ease of use. Valentino pads are made of Val-Foam, a unique blend of rubber, plastic, and foam, guaranteeing improved longevity and function over traditional pads made of organic components, which are prone to aging and to damage from insects and moisture. Valentino products include: the Green Back line, a four-layer dual-adhesive pad available for all clarinet sizes, flutes, and piccolos; Water Key Cork Replacements; Self-Adhesive Clarinet Pads; Clarinet Joint Cork sets; and Saxophone Neck Corks. These products are particularly advantageous for rental repair shops, making it possible to avoid costly pads replacement on returned rental instruments. Due to their durability and waterproof qualities, Valentino pads will last through multiple rentals. The instruments can simply be inspected, cleaned, and returned to stock.

Other products include: the Deluxe Repair Kit; the Teacher Travel Repair Kit; the Standard Repair Kit; the Product Sampler Kit; the Stuck Slide Removal Kit; and the Emergency Care Kit for Clarinet.

Manufacturers will find Valentino pads easy and economical to install during production. Repair technicians can enjoy the versatile application methods of Valentino pads, using the traditional floating method, or by using the various self-adhesive pads provided. Buffet Crampon Buffet Crampon et Compagnie is a manufacturer of high-quality woodwind instruments including oboes, flutes, saxophones, and bassoons. The company is perhaps most famous for their clarinets, as Buffet is the brand of choice for many professionals. , manufacturer of the prestigious Buffet clarinets, recently began installing Valentino Green Back Laminate laminate,
n a thin slice of porcelain or plastic fabricated in a dental lab, which is cemented to the front of the teeth to cover gaps, whiten stained teeth, or reshape chipped or broken teeth.
 Pads on its B10 instruments.

Green Back Pads, constructed of four unique layers, offer a protective laminate with the first layer to assure an airtight seal and minimal noise. The second laminate's firm texture guarantees against deep, continuous seating. The third laminate's pressure-sensitive adhesive grips key cup sides while press gluing; the fourth laminate adheres quickly and firmly to hot-melt glue and other adhesives.

Valentino products also offer benefits for band instrument repair technicians. The Deluxe Repair Kit, an assorted collection of pads and tools, provides a wide assortment of replacement parts for clarinet and saxophone components, including joint pads, joint corks, key corks, neck corks, octave key The octave key is a key on a saxophone or oboe which raises the pitch of all notes by an octave when pressed. It is positioned next to the left thumb on the saxophone; the modern oboe has two, often interconnected, the one for E5 to G#5 near the left thumb, and the one for A5 to C6  pads, and palm keys, without Bunsen burners and other equipment required for traditional shellac shellac, solution of lac in alcohol or acetone. In commerce the name is applied to the resinous substance (lac) itself rather than to the solution. It ranges in color from orange to light yellow depending upon the extent to which it has been purified; the darker  pad seating. Valentino Laminate Pads also accommodate an embossed em·boss  
tr.v. em·bossed, em·boss·ing, em·boss·es
1. To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin.

2.
 seat for lengthened product life even after prolonged periods of non-use. All Valentino products are waterproof and remain stable in any climate.

Particularly valuable for educators is the Valentino Teacher Travel Repair Kit, a special collection of over 400 replacement pads and assorted tools in a lightweight case, allowing band directors to replace pads and tenon corks anywhere -- on the football field, in the concert hall, or at the parade site.
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