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I'm looking for a place to get my flute adjusted in Charlotte NC on a Saturday. Can anyone recommend a place?

Just wanted to drop in to ask is there any difference between Yamaha 381 and 281 other than playing?

Zevang wrote:If you bought it from ebay you should firstly arrange a good tech revision for your piccolo, before you can state whether it's a problem with your playing or with the instrument.

Looks like my tone is getting better as gain playing experience so I can safely say my tone problem was me.

Ok so I have this older Yamaha YPC-61 piccolo and I would like to know if there are any differences between it and the newer 62 like significant improvements in tone and intonation?

Christine

So I bought this Yamaha YPC-61 on eBay and seems to be in pretty good shape but my lower notes particularly the low D seem unfocused. Now I'm not use to playing piccolo so it could be me but wondering if it sounds like a leaky pad. The pads are old but look ok. So is an unfocused note a symptom of a...

flutego12 wrote:Congratulations Christine. YPC61 is a great instrument. It is wood is it not?

Yes it's wood. I think it's the model that was replaced by the 62.

pied_piper wrote:Of course! You can play any music you want on a piccolo. It's more about the style than the instrument. However, if you want to play Irish music in a more traditional manner, buy yourself a tin whistle ($5-$10).

Yes I have a Burke whistle but it's only in one key.

Hello all

I just purchased a Yamaha YPC-61 piccolo on eBay and would like to know how well suited this type of piccolo is for playing Irish music. Any thoughts?

Hello all

Am I allowed to post a piccolo for sale here? I didn't see a for sale section.

Christine