Problems of the Piccolo

[play4jesus1299]

Hello!

I am in desperate need of advice. I bought an Antigua Piccolo from a local store 2 years ago, and I have had problems up the wazoo. It got knocked off my chair in the band room (it wasn't the greatest idea...) and I had to get the whole thing realigned. and that was only 2 1/2 feet off the ground. I have had to half of the pads replaced, and one of the newer ones is already fraying. Today I took out my piccolo and the metal bar (the one that holds all the keys on it) for lack of a better word, has literally warped diagonally from left to right. the right side goes downward.

Should I pay to get this repaired again? When should I stop and get a new one? I payed 300$$ for this one. I am going off to college to be a professional musician... Should I get a Gemeinhardt or something like that? Would this be a good investment?

Thanks
aLLi

[kmshesko]

If you are absolutely sure that you are going to be a pro musician in college, I would say just make the investment and get a better one. At some point, you're going to want to stop sinking money in an instrument that isnt going to last. It's sometimes better to spend a little extra money and getting something better, even if you have to wait a little longer to get it.

[fluteguy18]

If you want to be a truly professional musician, even a gemeinhardt piccolo won't cut it. You would need something like a Hammig, Burkhart, Powell, Haynes, Keefe, Zentner (if you can find one), Brannen (if you can find one), and piccolos of that caliber.