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I recently bought a Yamaha YPC-62 wood piccolo on ebay and I have to pull it out about a quarter of an inch to play it in tune. When I do so, the instrument doesn't respond. Almost unplayable, really. Pushed all the way in, it plays well. I've tried adjusting the head joint cork with little success....

I recently bought a Yamaha YPC-62 piccolo on ebay--a good instrument--but I find it to play very sharp for me (more than a quarter tone). When I play the instrument with the headjoint all the way in, it plays fine: covers the entire range quite nicely; but when I pull out to where its in tune, it do...