help with brand names for piccolo purchase!!

piccolopete · Post by **piccolopete** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:22 pm

When I was in the 8th grade, I decided that I wanted to play the piccolo, so my parents, completely unfamiliar with the instrument, surprised me with one for Christmas. She was second (or maybe seventh) hand from a pawn shop. She's a metal/plastic hybrid Gemeinhardt that was made in most likely the mid-sixties. It's been four happy years of love that I have given to that piccolo (fondly called Tammy-Pete)and she has served me well in both marching and concert, until I need to play either high b flat, b or d flat, or low d. Here I have to use very awkward alternate fingerings to make these notes sound (except the low d...on a good day it is ppp and very flat...My altiss c is fine, oddly enough... Despite my picc's old age, it has been good in mustering what it's got, and I would reccomend a NEW gemeinhardt to any beginner. Old piccolos like mine are tempermental sometimes... I'm getting a new one this spring, hopefully... Fully wooden professional. Anyone tried one of the new Powell signatures? or a Roy Seaman? I'm open for pro brand name suggestions.

FltnPicc_David · Post by **FltnPicc_David** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:37 pm

I play a Yamaha YPC-32 and I will be upgrading to the YPC-62 or YPC-91 (I tried one at a convention) very soon. Anyways, the 32 is very good and I have marched with it and played in concert band. It's sturdy. Once, my band director made us play in the rain and after a 10 minute quick fix at the dealer, it was fine! But look around and see what's best for you.

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:14 am

piccolopete wrote:... I'm getting a new one this spring, hopefully... Fully wooden professional. Anyone tried one of the new Powell signatures? or a Roy Seaman? I'm open for pro brand name suggestions.

I havent tried the powell signatures. As for roy seamen... when I tried one a few days ago, it was a little too shrill for me, but that was saying I had just tried [right before it] an unbelievably mello philip hammig piccolo. Brand names to look at: Burkart-Phelan, Philip Hammig, Powell, Roy Seaman, Yamaha, Gemeinhardt [ with this company's wooden piccs, I have found you either like them, or hate them], Zenter, and there are a lot more, but I just cant think of them right now.

articeine · Post by **articeine** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:27 pm

Out of curiosity, is Selmer a good brand?
By the way, I'm also looking for a piccolo because the one our school lets us use for concert band is decrepit and is in the repair shop at the moment. I need one to practice my song I have to play, and also just to have one. It's such a joy to play the piccolo and I plan on playing when I get to college.
Ah, but my parents don't wanna back me on this. And I have no job yet. So yeah, I may not get one any time soon.

Phineas · Post by **Phineas** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:36 am

articeine

This is a very old post. Selmer is just ok. Nothing spectacular, but they are durable, and dependable. I use to own a PC300, and it served me pretty well.

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