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Peffer
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My daughter, grade 7, had begun to show interest in learning the Piccolo. She has been playing the flute since the beginning of 4th grade. Could anyone recommend brands/ models that would be a good starter.
Thanks!
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flutesandpiccolo
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I think you first think fo material, to buy, you can get silver(plated, or solid), plastic, and wood
I think plastic and wood are great, I do not like silver at all, to shrill soundind, a wooden one may be to advanced, and you might not want to spend the money for it if she does not stick with it, so In my opinion plastic would be good(i could be wrong) i like he combonation of a solid silver headjoint and plastic body
some brands to look at could be
Gemeinhardt Modesl---Silver-4SP-4S-4SS-plastic-4P-4PMH(silver head)-4PSH(solid silver head)
Jupiter Models---silver 301-plastic-303(plastic body) and 305
Yamaha Models---silver YPC 30-plastic-YPC 32(silver head)
and more like Armstrong, and Emerson.
Hope this helps and was not to confusing.
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Tibbiecow
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There are some very, very good newer plastic piccolos out there.
Pearl makes one, and it is actually preferred by a few orchestra players over a nice wood piccolo. The new Pearl is a bit pricy for the average 7th grader, but nowhere near the $5000 Burkart handmade's price tag. I think the Pearl is around $1600, but I'm not positive.
Powell Sonare makes a great plastic picc, around $800 retail, in my mind the best money spent on your 7th grader. The plastic will be more forgiving of temperature changes, it can be used for marching band (a wood picc could easily be ruined by playing outside), and the tone is nice enough to be used all through high school.
The Pearl or Sonare should be able to be upgraded to a custom wood headjoint for $400 to $600 later in high school. This may be an unnecessary upgrade, though, because these are very well engineered instruments and to me, they play very nicely as-is.
Gemeinhardt also makes an all-plastic model, which should be adequate for the job, as does Jupiter, but the Sonare that I played was really a step up in the 'nice tone' category.
Yamaha makes a good plastic body, metal head picc that would also be an adequate choice. These are often used for middle or high school 'school' instruments. If they are kept up in terms of good adjustment and padding leaks fixed, they also can go outside, and they sound pretty good.
The all-metal, or all-silver, piccolos do tend, to my ear, to sound harsh. They can also be played outside. I have heard an amazingly sweet-sounding all silver piccolo, but it was an expensive Haynes model likely beyond your budget.
Wood would be a consideration if your daughter is definitely headed to playing with orchestras, and never outside. Wood piccs are generally the most popular, and to my ear, sound the best in general. They start around $800 to $900 for a used Gemeinhardt 4W or Yamaha 62, and go up from there. I still think, for the money and for a 7th grader, plastic will be your best choice.
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Kara
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The Pearl piccolo is not a plastic picc, it is Grenadite. They are wonderful.
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mbrowne1229
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what is the difference between grenaditte and plastic? is it just that the grenaditte is a type of plastic that has a copyright on it or is there a makeup difference as well?
p.s. id recommend the gemeinhardt 4p if youre looking for a cheap plastic piccolo. emerson also makes a decent plastic picc. comparable to the gemeinhardt, thought maybe a few extra dollars. the scale on it is surprisingly good... better than the yamaha. and cheaper as well. i think the yamaha 32 is overpriced for what it is.
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Kara
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Grenaditte is a wood/resin combination, not plastic.
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If I can find the page that explains it again, I will post it.
Joe could probably give you the best answer since he is working for Pearl now.
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flutesandpiccolo
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thats cool how they combine the too, i really want a new piccolo i miss my old gemeinhardt 4W):
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