Where of where can my piccolo be??

Gaaslaj · Post by **Gaaslaj** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:37 pm

I'm looking for a good simple system piccolo in D (sometimes they call it C). Can anyone tell me of a good maker? Thanks! John.

springrobin · Post by **springrobin** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:34 am

I really like my Sweetheart D rosewood. I think it's called a folk fife but has the same fingering & tuning as a D whistle.

Gaaslaj · Post by **Gaaslaj** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:32 am

Is it easy to play? How loud in a session? I'll look into it, thanks! J.

tin tin · Post by **tin tin** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:37 am

I had a Sweetheart folk fife (in D) a couple years ago. It was a very nicely made instrument and played very well. It's plenty loud...in fact, too loud (and high) for my tastes, which is why I no longer have it.

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:18 pm

I played the new Sweet Pro Model Piccolo and it was pretty good, if I was int he market for a Piccolo that is probably what I would get but I am not.

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:27 pm

Second, it's a nice D fife at a good price.
No problem about cutting through in a session,
with some control I think it's possible to play
softly.

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:35 pm

I could play up to a high A the first time I played it compared to the other Piccolos I have tried that is rare. Took a minute before I could get the B.

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:15 pm

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kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:03 pm

Gaaslaj wrote:I'm looking for a good simple system piccolo in D (sometimes they call it C). Can anyone tell me of a good maker? Thanks! John.

Hammy Hamilton, http://www.hamiltonflutes.com/ makes 'em.

Kevin Krell

Terry McGee · Post by **Terry McGee** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:04 am

I should chime in to say I've started making piccolos again after a several years gap (getting my waiting list under better control). Unusual features (as fas as I know) being a choice of bore diameter between classical and Irish and choice of "New Improved Tuning Slide" or "Minimum Disruption Tenon".

See:http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/piccolos.html.

Terry

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:56 am

Without knowing your price range I must say…
I play a discontinued Sweet. I really like it.

From what I know, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Sweet, Mr. Healy, and Mr. McGee would not produce a "piccolo" that they wouldn’t play themselves (I hope). But they are different instruments (especially the Healy).

Gaaslaj · Post by **Gaaslaj** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:53 pm

Actually, I was interested in the older pics, like Cloos or a German model. Has anyone played those? Thanks, J.

tommyk · Post by **tommyk** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:25 am

Terry McGee will make them, complete with cork-lined tuning slide, your choice of embouchure, and the body/hole size optimized for Irish music.

The best money I've spent recently.

Comments from the band are, though it definitely is a piccolo, it looks, feels, plays (okay, my comment), and sounds much more like a little wooden flute.

Tjones · Post by **Tjones** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:03 am

"Actually, I was interested in the older pics, like Cloos or a German model. Has anyone played those? Thanks, J"

I have a Cloos fife in Bb that was given to me. For many years I never touched it. When I picked it up and started to play I found I really enjoyed that it was keyless, and it was fun to play. It's what got me into Irish music. My wife prefers the lower tones, so it was easy to talk her into a flute in D.

Tjones

tommyk · Post by **tommyk** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:46 am

Terry McGee wrote:I should chime in to say I've started making piccolos again after a several years gap (getting my waiting list under better control). Unusual features (as fas as I know) being a choice of bore diameter between classical and Irish and choice of "New Improved Tuning Slide" or "Minimum Disruption Tenon".

See:http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/piccolos.html.

Terry

Hey!
There's my red ivorywood piccolo for the world to see!
(I feel special)

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