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No disrespect. I think you hit the nail on the head.

"Some flute teachers don't play piccolo very much and so you might consider trying to find a teacher who is very experienced on the piccolo."

Wow, lots of great info Joe! I did find that rolling in tremendously did help bring down the pitch to "normal" range. I think with adjusting my embouchure I can overcome my pitch problems.

Evrmre, it feels as if that is the issue, but I would like to try other things before moving the cork around. Joe, I do have the straight headjoint (not the wave), but this is my first piccolo. I will try to experiment with the embouchure more than I have been. I bought this one because it had the b...

Hey all, I've just got my new Pearl PFP 105. I've been doing well, but put to a tuner, every single note is about 30 cents sharp. To be in tune, I have to pull the headjoint out about 1/2". At this point, the headjoint is not very secure on the body. I wanted to make sure that it wasn't me, so I got...

I'm new to flute but not instruments. Student models are made to be affordable. They are typically made of cheaper material, and have less frills. They are not necessarily easier to play. Ex- student level instrument may be completely silver plated the intermediate level may have a solid silver head...

The Powell PlugO's are amazing! It doesn't even look plugged. Something to consider.

EDIT: Thanks, JButky. May end up going that route.

I like that one a lot. It just seems that a lot of companies exclude closed holes ex- Brio!, Altus (and Azumi), Miyazawa...

Any more recommendations?

I am a special case, where I have nerve damage in my right hand. It makes it hard to cover the holes with an open hole flute. (I am an ex-clarinet player, hence why I had to switch). I've been playing a Bundy II by Selmer to learn on. Now that I have the basics down, I am starting to shop for a bett...