Piccolos  
We stock a large range of new and second hand piccolos right through from inexpensive beginner instruments to hand made professional instruments.

The following listing shows those brands we have in stock new, or are available to order.
 
Burkart

Lillian Burkart trained as a head joint maker at Powell and was responsible for building the Powell piccolos until the early 1990s.  At that time she left Powell to set up on her own.  She is recognised as one of the top piccolo makers in the world, producing a variety of head joint styles for the instrument and experimenting with other materials.  In 1998, with her husband Jim Phelan, who gained much of his flute making experience at Powell too, she has introduced a new piccolo to the market 

We invariably have Lillian’s piccolos in stock, with a selection of alternative head joints to choose from.
 

Also see ‘Head Joints’  
Gemeinhardt

The Gemeinhardt factory in Elkhart Indiana has been making student piccolos for many years.  They are noted for the high pressure hydraulic technique that they have developed to produce a drawn tone hole, metal, conical bore piccolo. The higher wooden models have been introduced since September 1997 when Gemeinhardt purchased the Roy Seaman factory in Tucson.  

The following models are available:

Model 4P Plastic head and body with silverplated key work.
Model 4PMH Silverplated head joint with plastic body and silverplated key work.
Model 4PSH Solid head joint with plastic body and silverplated key work.

Model 4W Wooden body with silverplated key work.
Model 4WSSK Wooden body with solid key work.
Model KG Ltd Wooden body with solid keywork. Traditional tenon assembly.

Model 4SP Silverplated throughout.
Model 4RSP Silverplated throughout, conical bore with  Drawn tone holes.
Model 4SH Solid head with silverplated body and key work.
Model 4RSH Solid head with silverplated body and key work. Drawn tone holes.
Model 4S Solid head and body, silverplated key work.
Model 4RS Solid head and body, silverplated key work. Drawn tone holes.
Model 4SS Solid head , body and key work.

Model Roy Seaman Grenadilla wood head and body with silverplated key work.
Model Roy Seaman Ltd Grenadilla wood head and body with solid key work.
 

Also see ‘Alto Flutes’ ‘Bass Flutes’  
Hammig

The Hammig family has been making instruments in Markneukirchen, Germany since 1781.  From the early 1800’s they have made many different woodwind instruments including oboe, bassoon, basset-horn, serpent as well as flute and flute d’amores.  Famous members of the family have been Helmut, Johannes, August Richard and Philipp.  Their reputation as piccolo makers has been established by brothers Philipp and August Richard. The instruments carrying the name Philipp Hammig remain the most prolific to date.

In the U.K. the most popular model is that which has a thinned wooden head joint with reform lip style.  This is available with or without high G# mechanism.  Other models are available to order.
 

Also see ‘Alto Flutes’ ‘Bass Flutes’  
Hardy

John Hardy runs a family business in Elkhart Indiana making piccolos in resin and wood.  One of his design features is the turning of a ‘tone hole lip’ in the manufacturing process of the body.  This helps aid the correct seating of the pads.

He is one of the few manufacturers who use resin for the head joints as well as the body and this seems to help reduce the ‘shrillness’ of the piccolo and add to the range of tone colours available.

The following specifications are available:

Silverplated throughout, cylindrical bore body
Conical resin body with silverplated nickel silver head joint
Conical resin body with resin head joint

Seaman

The Roy Seaman factory has been purchased by the Gemeinhardt company which has now launched the range of Seaman hand made wooden piccolos.  They will be offered with a range of alternative head joint styles.  Please see 'Gemeinhardt' above.

Yamaha

Yamaha produce the most popular student piccolos available.  The two models have the following specifications:

YPC32  Resin body with silverplated head joint and key work, E mechanism.
YPC62  Wooden body and head joint, silverplated key work, E mechanism.
 

Also see ‘Student Flutes’‘Mid-Range Flutes’‘Hand Made Flutes’‘Alto Flutes’‘Bass Flutes’   Zentner

Miles Zentner was the piccolo player in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.  His name was used for the mid price wooden piccolo designed in collaboration with Roy Seaman.  As the Seaman factory has been purchased by the Gemeinhardt company the future of these piccolos is uncertain at the moment. 

 

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